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Fitzmaurice calls for Dáil to be recalled over increase in fuel prices

Deputy Fitzmaurice highlighted the serious implications for agriculture that the rise in fuel costs will have, particularly as the silage season approaches.

NEWS 4 April 2026

Fitzmaurice calls for Dáil to be recalled over increase in fuel prices

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Spanish contractor running four choppers 11 months of the year

Spanish contractor running four choppers 11 months of the year

CONTRACTING 1 April 2026

Making silage, is the loader properly appreciated?

Making silage, is the loader properly appreciated?

FARM MACHINERY 1 April 2026

IFA and FCI meet with the Tánaiste on agri fuel crisis

IFA and FCI meet with the Tánaiste on agri fuel crisis

IFA and FCI meet with the Tánaiste on agri fuel crisis

NEWS 1 April 2026

Watch: input costs set to rise again – Teagasc

Watch: input costs set to rise again – Teagasc

Watch: input costs set to rise again – Teagasc

NEWS 31 March 2026

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Mere 5c/l tax cut to green diesel is an ‘insult’, as prices surge 67% in weeks

Mere 5c/l tax cut to green diesel is an ‘insult’, as prices surge 67% in weeks

Measures announced by the Government on Tuesday to cut fuel taxes for two months is set to lower green diesel prices by just 5c/l, despite prices rising by 66c/l in three weeks.

NEWS 18 March 2026

Counting the cost of not reseeding

Counting the cost of not reseeding

Aidan Brennan says that more and more farmers are regretting reducing the rate of land they have reseeded and are planning to catch up in 2026.

RESEEDING 18 March 2026

Grass 2026: the countdown is on

Grass 2026: the countdown is on

On Wednesday 29 April, the Irish Farmers Journal will host Grass2026, a national grass harvesting demonstration event set to take place in Cuffesgrange, Co Kilkenny.

NEWS 18 March 2026

IFA president slams Government’s fuel package

IFA president slams Government’s fuel package

“The IFA was clear that the only effective way to address costs at farm level was to reduce carbon tax, but the Government seems to have deemed this to be untouchable,” the IFA president said.

NEWS 18 March 2026

HSA machinery and quad inspections to begin on Monday

HSA machinery and quad inspections to begin on Monday

The Health and Safety Authority has launched a national safety drive to tackle leading causes of fatalities on farms.

NEWS 18 March 2026

Diesel cost increases – machine management strategies 2026

Diesel cost increases – machine management strategies 2026

With the planting and silage season almost upon us, contractors will soon be consuming large quantities of fuel, which is expected to account for 18% of machine running costs. Michael Moroney reports.

FARM MACHINERY 18 March 2026

Third-generation contracting in the Rebel county

Third-generation contracting in the Rebel county

Gary Abbott spoke with third-generation Cork contractor, Alan Ross from AG Ross Agri, who provides an insight into running a busy contracting business as well as the challenges and opportunities.

CONTRACTING 18 March 2026

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BVD – the silent risk that still remains

Irish farmers have made remarkable progress in the fight against bovine viral diarrhoea. Since 2013, the number of persistently infected calves has fallen from over 16,000 to 485 in 2024.

BVD – the silent risk that still remains

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