CAP budget

The CAP won’t fit if you don’t try it for size

With farmers occupied by saving silage and thinking about fuel prices and Bord Bia, it’s hard to focus on CAP. But this is the one last chance to affect it.

DEALER 23 September 2026

The CAP won’t fit if you don’t try it for size

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'CAP funding is not a bonus or optional extra' - Deputy Nolan warns against cuts

'CAP funding is not a bonus or optional extra' - Deputy Nolan warns against cuts

NEWS 23 September 2026

Heydon appeared to 'throw in towel' on increased CAP budget – Kenny

Heydon appeared to 'throw in towel' on increased CAP budget – Kenny

NEWS 18 September 2026

ICMSA slams Commissioner, saying red tape is 'killing the advisory services'

ICMSA slams Commissioner, saying red tape is 'killing the advisory services'

ICMSA slams Commissioner, saying red tape is 'killing the advisory services'

NEWS 18 September 2026

Editorial: mixed messages on CAP at the Ploughing

Editorial: mixed messages on CAP at the Ploughing

Editorial: mixed messages on CAP at the Ploughing

VIEWPOINTS 16 September 2026

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Hansen hands hope on CAP budget

Hansen hands hope on CAP budget

The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food did a fair impersonation of a Government backbench TD at a farmers' meeting down the country when discussing the CAP budget.

DEALER 1 September 2026

Macra proposes 10% ring-fenced CAP funding for generational renewal

Macra proposes 10% ring-fenced CAP funding for generational renewal

Macra has said that generational renewal must be one of the defining priorities of the next CAP as it is worried that ambition is weakening in ongoing negotiations.

NEWS 1 September 2026

Commissioner sounds support for €500bn CAP budget

Commissioner sounds support for €500bn CAP budget

There is a lot to lose if the EU gets its next long-term budget wrong for farmers, Commissioner Christophe Hansen said ahead of a visit to the National Ploughing Championships this week.

NEWS 1 September 2026

Heydon vows to chase money for Irish farmers in CAP

Heydon vows to chase money for Irish farmers in CAP

Minister warns CAP budget cut would be a "devastating blow for agriculture" if it was allowed to happen.

NEWS 1 September 2026

Inside the Farmers Journal: CAP budget and young farmer drug use

Inside the Farmers Journal: CAP budget and young farmer drug use

On this week’s show, we hear about the rise in young farmer drug use, the standing of the CAP budget and the Glanbia board’s experience of 9/11 25 years ago this week.

NEWS 1 September 2026

Is it time for CAP cards on the table?

Is it time for CAP cards on the table?

While the budget is yet unknown, it's hard for any organisation to define its programme priorities. But the window of opportunity to influence them will close soon enough.

DEALER 1 September 2026

Gorman calls on Taoiseach and Tánaiste to stand firm on CAP budget

Gorman calls on Taoiseach and Tánaiste to stand firm on CAP budget

The IFA president has said that achieving an adequate budget for an effective CAP was among the priorities of Ireland’s EU presidency and this can’t be reneged on now.

NEWS 1 September 2026

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