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Farm Tech Talk: live from Balmoral Show 2026

This week, Farm Tech Talk is live from the 2026 Balmoral Show, discussing all things farming, both north and south.

PODCAST 15 May 2026

Farm Tech Talk: live from Balmoral Show 2026

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Farmers unable to get clear guidance on new TB rules - ICMSA

Farmers unable to get clear guidance on new TB rules - ICMSA

NEWS 15 May 2026

Pensioners should continue to receive CAP payments - Sinn Féin

Pensioners should continue to receive CAP payments - Sinn Féin

NEWS 14 May 2026

Inside the Farmers Journal: EU could ban Brazilian beef

Inside the Farmers Journal: EU could ban Brazilian beef

Inside the Farmers Journal: EU could ban Brazilian beef

NEWS 14 May 2026

Time for a C change?

Time for a C change?

Time for a C change?

DEALER 13 May 2026

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Shippers keep floor under weanling trade

Shippers keep floor under weanling trade

Demand from shippers for weanling bulls compensated for a tougher domestic trade in south Kerry, as factory price cuts impact farmer confidence, according to Iveragh Mart manager, Mike Kissane.

MARKETS 8 May 2026

€6m scheme to support badger-proof fencing and troughs

€6m scheme to support badger-proof fencing and troughs

The scheme will be worth a maximum €800 for at least 7,500 farmers, with applications open until the end of May.

NEWS 8 May 2026

Watch back: results from day one at Balmoral Show

Watch back: results from day one at Balmoral Show

Tune into the Irish Farmers Journal's live blog of Balmoral Show 2026, where the team reports from the cattle and sheep lawns.

NEWS 8 May 2026

Watch: full clearance for organic cattle in Elphin Mart

Watch: full clearance for organic cattle in Elphin Mart

Elphin Mart saw a special organic sale on Monday evening alongside its weekly cattle sale, with a 100% clearance for organic cattle and a red-hot trade for bull weanlings.

MARTS 8 May 2026

New project aims to pay farmers for nature restoration

New project aims to pay farmers for nature restoration

Irish nature restoration charity Hometree has launched the new nature finance project, which aims to develop a workable mechanism to channel private funding to farmers for nature.

NEWS 8 May 2026

Opinion: proposed CAP will squeeze the squeezed middle more

Opinion: proposed CAP will squeeze the squeezed middle more

As the days of reckoning for CAP grow closer, the European Commission's focus on "active farmers" is bad news for the drystock sector.

OPINION 8 May 2026

Farm Tech Talk: forward buying fertiliser, fuel supports and dairy updates

Farm Tech Talk: forward buying fertiliser, fuel supports and dairy updates

The team discuss the alarm bells sounded by fertiliser suppliers, the details of the new Fuel Support Scheme, beef prices and the winners and losers in the milk league.

PODCAST 8 May 2026

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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