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Opinion: proposed CAP will squeeze the squeezed middle more

As the days of reckoning for CAP grow closer, the European Commission's focus on "active farmers" is bad news for the drystock sector.

OPINION 9 May 2026

Opinion: proposed CAP will squeeze the squeezed middle more

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Editorial: a choice of forming or farming in the next CAP

Editorial: a choice of forming or farming in the next CAP

VIEWPOINTS 6 May 2026

Cutting CAP would be a historic mistake – EU farmers

Cutting CAP would be a historic mistake – EU farmers

NEWS 26 April 2026

Inside the Farmers Journal: Varadkar’s rural comments and CAP budget

Inside the Farmers Journal: Varadkar’s rural comments and CAP budget

Inside the Farmers Journal: Varadkar’s rural comments and CAP budget

NEWS 23 April 2026

Heydon signals CAP rollover

Heydon signals CAP rollover

Heydon signals CAP rollover

NEWS 22 April 2026

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CAP is ‘all about budget’ – Heydon

CAP is ‘all about budget’ – Heydon

Martin Heydon assumes the chair of the EU's Council of Agricultural Ministers in July, with an expectation that he will broker a workable CAP. He shares his views with the Irish Farmers Journal.

NEWS 8 February 2026

Editorial: CAP timelines in spotlight

Editorial: CAP timelines in spotlight

Close to €2bn annually is received by Irish farmers and rural communities through CAP, with 120,000 beneficiaries across a wide range of sectors.

VIEWPOINTS 8 February 2026

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 8 February 2026

Defining year for future of suckler farming

Defining year for future of suckler farming

There is much talk at present regarding the European Commission progressing with the Mercusor trade deal but the outcome of the next CAP reform will shape the future of suckling.

SUCKLERS 8 February 2026

No cut to CAP budget is acceptable - Doyle

No cut to CAP budget is acceptable - Doyle

The IFA deputy president led an IFA delegation speaking on the upcoming Irish presidency of Europe at the Joint Oireachtas Committee for European Affairs.

NEWS 8 February 2026

Inside the Farmers Journal: IFA-Bord Bia row continues

Inside the Farmers Journal: IFA-Bord Bia row continues

The row between the IFA and Bord Bia features on the podcast this week, along with the CAP budget and TB compensation.

NEWS 8 February 2026

CAP payments and entitlements in the firing line

CAP payments and entitlements in the firing line

A 20% plus cut in the CAP budget for the period 2028-2034 will as it stands lead to cuts to area-based payments while there is currently no system to continue with payment entitlements

LAND REPORT 8 February 2026

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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