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€4m National Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme opened

Participants will be required to weigh eligible calves and submit data to the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation.

NEWS 14 April 2026

€4m National Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme opened

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Concern that fuel scheme will be overly bureaucratic for farmers - IFA

Concern that fuel scheme will be overly bureaucratic for farmers - IFA

NEWS 13 April 2026

Lakeland Dairies announces increase in March base milk price

Lakeland Dairies announces increase in March base milk price

NEWS 13 April 2026

Time is ticking for fuel supports to help young farmers - Macra

Time is ticking for fuel supports to help young farmers - Macra

Time is ticking for fuel supports to help young farmers - Macra

NEWS 13 April 2026

€100m fuel subsidy scheme for farmers and contractors

€100m fuel subsidy scheme for farmers and contractors

€100m fuel subsidy scheme for farmers and contractors

SCHEMES 12 April 2026

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Watch: blockades at Foynes and Galway ports end as cabinet to meet

Watch: blockades at Foynes and Galway ports end as cabinet to meet

Special cabinet meeting to take place on Sunday afternoon on fuel package, as gardaí clear blockades at Galway and Dublin's O'Connell Street.

NEWS 9 April 2026

ICOS calls for calm and constructive approach ahead of fuel talks

ICOS calls for calm and constructive approach ahead of fuel talks

“We request the Government to increase the flat rate addition for non-VAT registered farmers to compensate for the increased VAT associated with sky-high fuel prices,” the ICOS president said.

NEWS 9 April 2026

Fuel protesters not invited to meet Government for talks

Fuel protesters not invited to meet Government for talks

The meeting is set to take place on Friday at 2.30pm and will not include any of the fuel protest organisers. Hannah Furlong and Amy Forde report.

NEWS 9 April 2026

How new TB rules will affect cattle sales in marts

How new TB rules will affect cattle sales in marts

Farmers will be able to view their groups for buying and selling cattle on Animal Identification and Movement (AIM) and marts will also be informed of herd groupings for selling cattle.

NEWS 9 April 2026

Inside the Farmers Journal: fuel price protests cause chaos

Inside the Farmers Journal: fuel price protests cause chaos

On this week’s show, the team hears from protesters at the fuel price demonstration.

NEWS 9 April 2026

Cease blockades or face full rigours of the law, gardaí tell fuel protesters

Cease blockades or face full rigours of the law, gardaí tell fuel protesters

These blockades are putting at risk supplies of food, fuel, clean water and animal feed, gardaí have said.

NEWS 9 April 2026

Lismore estate rental row takes a strange twist

Lismore estate rental row takes a strange twist

Local farmers looking for answers as to why sheep were brought onto the Knockmealdown commonage and away again on the same evening, as the row over rent with the Duke of Devonshire takes a twist.

NEWS 9 April 2026

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What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

For dairy farmers Leslie and Sam Caldbeck, producing high-quality silage is central to how their Kilkenny farm performs.

What exactly is contributing to high-quality silage in Kilkenny

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