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Brussels suspends tariffs on some fertilisers to offset CBAM costs

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism aimed to reduce carbon leakage. However, the logistics of its implementation proved difficult. Amy Forde and Siobhán Walsh report.

NEWS 7 January 2026

Brussels suspends tariffs on some fertilisers to offset CBAM costs

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What is the CBAM and how will it impact your farm?

What is the CBAM and how will it impact your farm?

NEWS 17 December 2025

Letter considers why farmers are not planting trees

Letter considers why farmers are not planting trees

LETTERS 3 December 2025

Greenwashing row could upset CAP talks

Greenwashing row could upset CAP talks

Greenwashing row could upset CAP talks

DEALER 25 June 2025

Frustration over loss of emissions credits to farming

Frustration over loss of emissions credits to farming

Frustration over loss of emissions credits to farming

RENEWABLES 11 June 2025

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Paying for defence and simplifying the CAP

Paying for defence and simplifying the CAP

The much-maligned Irish ACRES scheme came in for a lot of praise as being among the more successful European environmental schemes.

FEATURE 1 January 1970

Almost everything points to more fertiliser price hikes

Almost everything points to more fertiliser price hikes

Nitrogen costs are already rising and all signs point to further cost increases

NEWS 1 January 1970

CAP payments should be index linked - Commissioner Hansen

CAP payments should be index linked - Commissioner Hansen

The Luxembourg man said that where additional burdens are placed on farmers then there needs to be additional funding, but could not say where this funding would come from.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Carbon payment from Boortmalt: the details so far

Carbon payment from Boortmalt: the details so far

Boortmalt has teamed up with Soil Capital to calculate carbon emissions on farms and pay for carbon storage and sustainable farming practices.

NEWS 1 January 1970

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe