Active farmers

30% of ANC farmers stocked below 0.5 LU/ha

There has been some disagreement between farming organisations in the latest round of CAP reform as to what the stocking rate for claiming CAP payments should be.

NEWS 2 November 2026

30% of ANC farmers stocked below 0.5 LU/ha

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CAP cut would affect every farmer and leave food security on tenterhooks - IFA

CAP cut would affect every farmer and leave food security on tenterhooks - IFA

NEWS 22 October 2026

Producer organisation scheme reopens with grants of up to €10,000 a year

Producer organisation scheme reopens with grants of up to €10,000 a year

NEWS 30 September 2026

Macra pushes Commissioner for ring-fenced young-farmer funding

Macra pushes Commissioner for ring-fenced young-farmer funding

Macra pushes Commissioner for ring-fenced young-farmer funding

NEWS 17 September 2026

Open letter to EU Commissioner Christophe Hansen

Open letter to EU Commissioner Christophe Hansen

Open letter to EU Commissioner Christophe Hansen

LETTERS 16 September 2026

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Spotlight on non-farmers buying land

Spotlight on non-farmers buying land

Government has been advised that several EU member states have already moved to restrict the sale of farmland to those not actively farming.

NEWS 29 July 2026

Malta fines landowners up to €11,000 for leaving farmland idle

Malta fines landowners up to €11,000 for leaving farmland idle

Fines as high as €11,000 can be levied against offenders of the land laws in Malta aimed at preventing speculation on land by non-farmers.

NEWS 29 July 2026

Farming in Ireland is at a 'pivotal moment'

Farming in Ireland is at a 'pivotal moment'

Change is coming for Irish agriculture; but there is still too much uncertainty over how it will be supported.

NEWS 22 July 2026

Inside the Farmers Journal: is a part-time farmer an active farmer?

Inside the Farmers Journal: is a part-time farmer an active farmer?

On this week’s show, we hear from Minister Heydon on active farmers, talk to IFA deputy president Alice Doyle on coupled payments and find out the latest farm properties on the market.

NEWS 9 July 2026

320,000ha in BISS opt not to meet active farmer check through stocking rate

320,000ha in BISS opt not to meet active farmer check through stocking rate

Topping, running goats or keeping donkeys can be used to demonstrate the farm activity needed to claim BISS, in lieu of meeting the ewe/ha stocking rate check.

NEWS 22 June 2026

IFA to push back against Brussels' all-out flattening of payments

IFA to push back against Brussels' all-out flattening of payments

The IFA is to look for “some link to on-farm productivity” when it comes to income supports in the 2028-2034 CAP.

NEWS 17 June 2026

Dempsey at Large: measuring reality

Dempsey at Large: measuring reality

How much does it cost to produce a litre of milk on a farm with 500 cows versus one with the average 100?

VIEWPOINTS 10 June 2026

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