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Farmer Writes: why astronauts have really flown to the moon

While we await this plug-in-and-play satellite near the moon to start working, we have to endure another week or two of bad weather.

FARMER WRITES 8 April 2026

Farmer Writes: why astronauts have really flown to the moon

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New entitle-meant system being proposed

New entitle-meant system being proposed

NEWS 1 April 2026

Farm commissioner still frosty on idea of dropping CBAM levy

Farm commissioner still frosty on idea of dropping CBAM levy

NEWS 30 March 2026

Ireland to back tool that would suspend CBAM levies on fertiliser

Ireland to back tool that would suspend CBAM levies on fertiliser

Ireland to back tool that would suspend CBAM levies on fertiliser

NEWS 30 March 2026

Armchair farmers in firing line

Armchair farmers in firing line

Armchair farmers in firing line

NEWS 25 March 2026

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EU looks for farmer pension system to be set-up

EU looks for farmer pension system to be set-up

'We want that member states set up a proper farmer pension system,' a senior official in Brussels has said.

NEWS 13 February 2026

Irish farming must look east

Irish farming must look east

While the Washington DC St Patrick's Day event is an important annual diplomatic exercise, Irish farming is much more affected by the relationships with Dublin and Brussels.

DEALER 13 February 2026

Farmer faith in Brussels dashed with latest Brazilian beef audit – IFA

Farmer faith in Brussels dashed with latest Brazilian beef audit – IFA

The IFA leader was unimpressed with the publication of the findings after member states and MEPs have already cast votes on Mercosur.

NEWS 13 February 2026

Brussels confirms damning Brazilian failures on hormone beef controls

Brussels confirms damning Brazilian failures on hormone beef controls

Brazil's claim that it would overhaul its affidavit-based system of food safety controls have not progressed as Brussels had thought.

NEWS 13 February 2026

500,000 foot-and-mouth disease vaccines land in Cyprus after three outbreaks

500,000 foot-and-mouth disease vaccines land in Cyprus after three outbreaks

There have been 31 cases of the virus reported in cattle and sheep across three separate farms in northern Cyprus.

NEWS 13 February 2026

‘Properly funded’ but simpler CAP a priority for Minister Heydon

‘Properly funded’ but simpler CAP a priority for Minister Heydon

Minister Heydon said that it is a flexible, fair and properly funded CAP that Ireland wants in 2028.

NEWS 13 February 2026

EU backs Denmark’s €1bn plan to take farms out of production

EU backs Denmark’s €1bn plan to take farms out of production

Denmark can now proceed with a voluntary scheme that will pay farmers to permanently take their farmland out of agricultural use.

NEWS 13 February 2026

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What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

For dairy farmers Leslie and Sam Caldbeck, producing high-quality silage is central to how their Kilkenny farm performs.

What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

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