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Opinion: four quick thoughts for the weekend

With the weather up and the work under way at last, some musings from the tractor cab on the issues of the week.

OPINION 28 March 2026

Opinion: four quick thoughts for the weekend

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EU wool rules must change – MEP Maria Walsh

EU wool rules must change – MEP Maria Walsh

NEWS 27 March 2026

EU looks for farmer pension system to be set-up

EU looks for farmer pension system to be set-up

NEWS 25 March 2026

Mercosur trade deal comes into force on 1 May

Mercosur trade deal comes into force on 1 May

Mercosur trade deal comes into force on 1 May

NEWS 23 March 2026

EU considers renewable energy direction after 2030

EU considers renewable energy direction after 2030

EU considers renewable energy direction after 2030

NEWS 23 March 2026

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Solar supplier expands into AD with new partnership

Solar supplier expands into AD with new partnership

Solar supplier Local Power has partnered with Austrian anaerobic digestion supplier Biogest to develop multiple AD plants across Ireland, starting with the Curragh biogas project in Carnaross, Meath.

NEWS 26 February 2026

Australian trade deal another concern for beef and sheep farmers - IFA

Australian trade deal another concern for beef and sheep farmers - IFA

IFA president Francie Gorman noted that the effects of these trade deals have not been assessed properly and that farmers feel they are being used as a 'sacrificial lamb'.

NEWS 26 February 2026

Opinion: coupling payments is the best way to support productive farming

Opinion: coupling payments is the best way to support productive farming

Francie Gorman wants productive farmers supported in the next CAP. And recoupling payments is the simplest- and best- way to do it.

OPINION 26 February 2026

Mercosur deal will operate provisionally

Mercosur deal will operate provisionally

European Commission announces that the Mercosur trade deal will operate provisionally pending its review by the European Court of Justice and ahead of approval by the European Parliament.

NEWS 26 February 2026

Commission seeks members for new farmland policy group

Commission seeks members for new farmland policy group

Organisations with experience of the land market can apply to take part in a new policy group formed to advise the commission.

NEWS 26 February 2026

EU’s capacity to export beef hit by cattle shortage

EU’s capacity to export beef hit by cattle shortage

As EU beef exports fall, imports from outside of the EU have increased by over 18%.

NEWS 26 February 2026

Farmer faith in Brussels dashed with latest Brazilian beef audit – IFA

Farmer faith in Brussels dashed with latest Brazilian beef audit – IFA

The IFA leader was unimpressed with the publication of the findings after member states and MEPs have already cast votes on Mercosur.

NEWS 26 February 2026

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Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm

In east Donegal, farmer Gareth Peoples explains how a tailored vaccination programme transformed the health and performance of his calves, while reducing stress during this busy period.

Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm

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