Direct payments

Scope for member states to couple 20% of payments

There is leeway to increase this to 25% provided it is allocated to protein crops and to farmers producing livestock or crops in areas at risk of abandonment.

NEWS 24 June 2026

Scope for member states to couple 20% of payments

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Lump sum proposal could benefit thousands

Lump sum proposal could benefit thousands

NEWS 10 June 2026

Big landowners in Fine Gael firing line

Big landowners in Fine Gael firing line

NEWS 3 June 2026

Finishers assess wreckage of their worst winter

Finishers assess wreckage of their worst winter

Finishers assess wreckage of their worst winter

NEWS 3 June 2026

Beef finishers top direct payment list

Beef finishers top direct payment list

Beef finishers top direct payment list

NORTHERN IRELAND 3 June 2026

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Where does your BISS payment sit compared to other farmers’?

Where does your BISS payment sit compared to other farmers’?

Find out how much of the 2025 BISS spend went on the top 10% of participants, as well as how your payment compares to the rest of the country's.

NEWS 25 May 2026

Average NI farm payment just under £13,000

Average NI farm payment just under £13,000

The latest list of direct payments to farmers in NI has been published by the UK government.

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 May 2026

'Terrified' landowner group calls for CAP to target those who deserve it most

'Terrified' landowner group calls for CAP to target those who deserve it most

CAP funds should be targeted towards the landowners who deserve payments the most, rather than those most in need, the European Landowners' Organization has said.

NEWS 25 May 2026

People are drawing big CAP funds who shouldn’t be getting them, MEP says

People are drawing big CAP funds who shouldn’t be getting them, MEP says

Seán Kelly made the remarks at the launch of the Fine Gael report on the upcoming CAP reform.

NEWS 25 May 2026

In-calf heifer sales and beef price deliver margin on Tullamore Farm

In-calf heifer sales and beef price deliver margin on Tullamore Farm

The farm made an operating profit of over €30,000 including scheme payments and after land rent and labour were deducted

TULLAMORE FARM 25 May 2026

Dempsey at Large: challenges ahead for European agriculture

Dempsey at Large: challenges ahead for European agriculture

While membership of the EU offers huge protection for Ireland, Simon Coveney was clear that those who are calling for Irish farm output to be reduced are guilty of flawed thinking.

VIEWPOINTS 25 May 2026

Jump in number of farmers with off-farm incomes

Jump in number of farmers with off-farm incomes

Latest research from Teagasc shows more than half of farmers in some sectors have a second income.

NEWS 25 May 2026

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How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

After more than two decades working with GPS technology, Tipperary contractor and dealer Robert O’Shea has witnessed precision farming become an increasingly important part of everyday farm management

How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

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