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

With a theme of 'New Blood, Stronger farming', the summit will take place in Naas, Co. Kildare on Thursday 5 November.

NEWS 21 October 2026

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

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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

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

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

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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 15 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 15 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 15 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 15 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 15 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

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 15 September 2026

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Know what’s below before you dig

For many farmers, clearing drains, putting in a gate post or a new fence is just another job on the list. But where a gas pipeline runs beneath the land, that routine job can carry significant risks.

Know what’s below before you dig

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