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Commission proposes additional €300m in EU crisis funds for fertiliser

An extra €300m in crisis funds should be used in a 'targeted' way to grant once-off support to the 'most-affected European farmers', according to the Commission.

NEWS 11 June 2026

Commission proposes additional €300m in EU crisis funds for fertiliser

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CAP’s standalone budget still looks set to be scrapped

CAP’s standalone budget still looks set to be scrapped

NEWS 10 June 2026

Reform to diminish CAP’s standing

Reform to diminish CAP’s standing

NEWS 10 June 2026

Commission tight-lipped on measures or funds for upcoming livestock strategy

Commission tight-lipped on measures or funds for upcoming livestock strategy

Commission tight-lipped on measures or funds for upcoming livestock strategy

NEWS 8 June 2026

Ireland referred to EU court over private peat cutting

Ireland referred to EU court over private peat cutting

Ireland referred to EU court over private peat cutting

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 4 June 2026

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Where does your BISS payment sit compared to other farmers’?

Where does your BISS payment sit compared to other farmers’?

Find out how much of the 2025 BISS spend went on the top 10% of participants, as well as how your payment compares to the rest of the country's.

NEWS 12 May 2026

You like your politics here,eh?

You like your politics here,eh?

Ireland's nominee for the director general job at the FAO in Rome, was in great form as he spoke in front of a global audience in Kildare last week but there may have been too much politics for some.

DEALER 12 May 2026

Opinion: there's little sign of urgency in EU's fertiliser action plan

Opinion: there's little sign of urgency in EU's fertiliser action plan

While less than half of Galway west and Dublin central vote, what do we take from the EU's Fertiliser Action Plan?

OPINION 12 May 2026

Brazil pledges compliance to avoid beef ban

Brazil pledges compliance to avoid beef ban

The vow follows last week’s decision of EU member states to provisionally remove the Brazil from the list of countries that will be eligible to export meat and animal foods to the EU from 3 September.

NEWS 12 May 2026

Long lands a new role in Brussels

Long lands a new role in Brussels

Daniel Long has been selected to be part of the expert group on farmland, following on from his advocacy for an Irish land Use Observatory.

DEALER 12 May 2026

Potential EU ban on meat imports from Brazil

Potential EU ban on meat imports from Brazil

Brazil's failure to abide by EU rules that safeguard human health resulted in the country's provisional removal from the list meat import-eligible countries, that will apply from September.

NEWS 12 May 2026

Brazilian meat could be banned from EU from September

Brazilian meat could be banned from EU from September

Brazilian meat is on a collision course with EU food safety standards, with the European Commission considering an all-out import ban from September.

NEWS 12 May 2026

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

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