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Budget 2027: funding for livestock schemes unchanged

Funding of €131m has been allocated to cover schemes including the beef and sheep welfare schemes, SCEP, sheep improvement scheme and dairy-beef schemes

NEWS 6 October 2026

Budget 2027: funding for livestock schemes unchanged

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Macra Budget reaction: no pilot succession scheme is ‘a missed opportunity’

Macra Budget reaction: no pilot succession scheme is ‘a missed opportunity’

NEWS 6 October 2026

Alternative methane metric could give fairer view of farm emissions

Alternative methane metric could give fairer view of farm emissions

NEWS 3 October 2026

Francie Gorman re-elected as a vice president of EU farm group Copa

Francie Gorman re-elected as a vice president of EU farm group Copa

Francie Gorman re-elected as a vice president of EU farm group Copa

NEWS 2 October 2026

EU defence spending push threatens viability of farming, MEP warns

EU defence spending push threatens viability of farming, MEP warns

EU defence spending push threatens viability of farming, MEP warns

NEWS 2 October 2026

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Inside the Farmers Journal: fuel protesters, CAP meetings and poultry farmers

Inside the Farmers Journal: fuel protesters, CAP meetings and poultry farmers

CAP, fuel protests, poultry, cheese and dairy farmers all make the line-up in this week's podcast.

NEWS 29 September 2026

Dempsey at Large: dealing with volatility

Dempsey at Large: dealing with volatility

From an agricultural point of view, the risks and possibilities for Ireland have never been greater.

VIEWPOINTS 29 September 2026

Return of coupled CAP payments could end sheep and suckler schemes, INHFA warns

Return of coupled CAP payments could end sheep and suckler schemes, INHFA warns

Pheilim Molloy told the association's AGM that coupled payments risked creating 'market distortion'.

NEWS 29 September 2026

Declining farmer numbers fed into CAP cuts - McDonald

Declining farmer numbers fed into CAP cuts - McDonald

Farm population dynamics are even more stark in other EU member states than they are in Ireland, an IFA meeting in Cavan heard last week.

NEWS 29 September 2026

Forage option on cards for farms with ACRES geese and swan lands

Forage option on cards for farms with ACRES geese and swan lands

Fodder cut for sale would not be covered by the change and farmers intending on utilising the force majeure will need to notify the Department of Agriculture before doing so.

NEWS 29 September 2026

Minister criticised for ‘wrong’ CAP comments that bring ‘false hope’

Minister criticised for ‘wrong’ CAP comments that bring ‘false hope’

ICMSA leader hits out at comments from Minister Heydon, who described CAP negotiations as having taking a step closer to delivering fair farm incomes.

LETTERS 29 September 2026

‘Agreeing to disaster’: Gorman warns against CAP proposals without budget deal

‘Agreeing to disaster’: Gorman warns against CAP proposals without budget deal

The current CAP rewards land ownership and not active farmers, the IFA president said.

NEWS 29 September 2026

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Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community

New grower-led network will foster collaboration, support emerging leaders and help attract the next generation of horticulture talent into the sector.

Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community

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