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Watch: behind the 2026 FBD Young Farmer of the Year’s cucumber enterprise

Shane Halpin from Lusk, Co Dublin is the first horticulturalist to be crowned the FBD Young Farmer of the Year – we visit his enterprise to learn where it all began.

NEWS 11 September 2026

Watch: behind the 2026 FBD Young Farmer of the Year’s cucumber enterprise

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Brazilian beef: Hansen insists new Livestock Strategy is working for farms

Brazilian beef: Hansen insists new Livestock Strategy is working for farms

NEWS 8 September 2026

'Money for nothing' - Gorman says proposed CAP leaves farming in dire straits

'Money for nothing' - Gorman says proposed CAP leaves farming in dire straits

NEWS 3 September 2026

UK wants ‘assurance’ on Brazilian imports

UK wants ‘assurance’ on Brazilian imports

UK wants ‘assurance’ on Brazilian imports

NORTHERN IRELAND 2 September 2026

Is it time for CAP cards on the table?

Is it time for CAP cards on the table?

Is it time for CAP cards on the table?

DEALER 2 September 2026

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Beekeepers seek divine intervention in Rome

Beekeepers seek divine intervention in Rome

The European Beekeepers Association has been granted a special audience with Pope Leo XIV on December 11.

NEWS 24 June 2026

Brussels defends CAP cuts: 'your governments simply won’t pay more'

Brussels defends CAP cuts: 'your governments simply won’t pay more'

Politicians from across the EU gathered in Dublin Castle on Monday for a conference on farming called by the Oireachtas agriculture committee.

NEWS 24 June 2026

CAP cuts could lead EU down US-style consolidation path, MEP warns

CAP cuts could lead EU down US-style consolidation path, MEP warns

MEP Maria Walsh warned that US-style farm conglomerates could be coming down the tracks if CAP supports are cut.

NEWS 24 June 2026

EU 'leaves door open' for Ireland to keep nitrates derogation

EU 'leaves door open' for Ireland to keep nitrates derogation

A new evaluation report on the nitrates derogation maintains that the common manure limit across the EU is working, writes Aidan Brennan.

NEWS 24 June 2026

EU doubles down on Brazilian beef ban

EU doubles down on Brazilian beef ban

Adam Woods reports from Brussels, where the European Commission have doubled down on the Brazilian beef import ban commencing on 3 September.

NEWS 24 June 2026

CAP could force Ireland to provide farmers the option of crop insurance

CAP could force Ireland to provide farmers the option of crop insurance

The Commission is keen to see farmers provided with risk management tools under the next CAP that would kick in when farm production falls by a fifth or more.

NEWS 24 June 2026

Security in Brussels

Security in Brussels

The Dealer wonders who had the highest negotiating power in the Berlaymont, the Taliban or the IFA.

DEALER 24 June 2026

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Patrick and Valerie Sheehy: building better cows from day one

Achieving average weaning weights of 112kg doesn’t happen by accident. For Patrick and Valerie, it starts with calf management, high-quality nutrition and investing heavily in the first 70 days

Patrick and Valerie Sheehy: building better cows from day one

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