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Europe needs new farmers as nine in 10 could retire in 25 years

The future CAP must support the entire process of generational renewal, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen said.

NEWS 5 November 2026

Europe needs new farmers as nine in 10 could retire in 25 years

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ICOS calls for action on barriers keeping young people out of farming

ICOS calls for action on barriers keeping young people out of farming

NEWS 21 October 2026

Macra left out in the cold at Ploughing

Macra left out in the cold at Ploughing

DEALER 23 September 2026

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

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

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

DEALER 23 September 2026

Extreme weather is now Europe’s biggest food security worry

Extreme weather is now Europe’s biggest food security worry

Extreme weather is now Europe’s biggest food security worry

NEWS 22 September 2026

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

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

Farm organisations were speaking to the Commissioner for Agriculture Christophe Hansen on day three of the National Ploughing Championships.

NEWS 18 September 2026

Macra pushes Commissioner for ring-fenced young-farmer funding

Macra pushes Commissioner for ring-fenced young-farmer funding

The young farmer organisation demanded a commitment on ring-fenced generational renewal funding from Commissioner for Agriculture Christophe Hansen on day three of Ploughing 2026.

NEWS 17 September 2026

Commissioner concedes CAP budget likely to be slashed by €100bn

Commissioner concedes CAP budget likely to be slashed by €100bn

European Commissioner for Agriculture Christophe Hansen has warned farmers need to be 'realists' as a CAP budget cut looms.

NEWS 17 September 2026

Ploughing 2026 day three as it happened with the 2027 location revealed

Ploughing 2026 day three as it happened with the 2027 location revealed

Follow along as the Irish Farmers Journal team brings you the latest from Screggan, Tullamore.

NEWS 17 September 2026

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 16 September 2026

Open letter to EU Commissioner Christophe Hansen

Open letter to EU Commissioner Christophe Hansen

'How do we make financially sensitive family farms more viable?' - Mark Connors, co-chair, Waterford IFA.

LETTERS 16 September 2026

Tánaiste commits to fertiliser, fodder, and fuel supports in Budget 2027

Tánaiste commits to fertiliser, fodder, and fuel supports in Budget 2027

Government looking "very seriously" at a €30m top-up to a fertiliser support scheme, Tánaiste Simon Harris says.

NEWS 15 September 2026

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