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French fertiliser aid package to start payouts next week

The French move ramps up the pressure on Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon to clarify Ireland’s intentions around fertiliser supports.

NEWS 26 July 2026

French fertiliser aid package to start payouts next week

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The Grass Week: soil moisture deficit bites hard

The Grass Week: soil moisture deficit bites hard

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Precision features for Amazone's ZG-TX combi spreader

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Fertiliser prices squeeze farm incomes

Fertiliser prices squeeze farm incomes

Fertiliser prices squeeze farm incomes

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Lack of soil moisture affecting the whole country

Lack of soil moisture affecting the whole country

As the drought continues farms in the northwest and west are starting to see significant drops in growth rates but they are still over two weeks behind those further south.

GRASS & FEEDING 15 July 2026

Fertiliser price hike to add one-fifth on top of last year's bills

Fertiliser price hike to add one-fifth on top of last year's bills

Teagasc expects this year's fertiliser bills to be around 20% than last year's on farms.

NEWS 15 July 2026

Farm inspections by local authorities up 66% in 2025

Farm inspections by local authorities up 66% in 2025

Farm inspection and enforcement activity increased significantly in 2025 under the national agricultural inspection programme, according to the EPA.

NEWS 15 July 2026

EU approves €41m Greek fertiliser aid scheme

EU approves €41m Greek fertiliser aid scheme

Greek agricultural companies will receive grants covering 15% of eligible fertiliser costs under a new EU-approved state aid scheme.

NEWS 15 July 2026

IFA urges MEPs to push for CBAM pause as EU fertiliser supplies look tight

IFA urges MEPs to push for CBAM pause as EU fertiliser supplies look tight

Francie Gorman has warned MEPs that the idea of growing crops without chemical fertilisers is utopian.

NEWS 15 July 2026

Clover kicks on with grass in crisis

Clover kicks on with grass in crisis

Grass plots at AFBI Hillsborough show the benefit of integrating clover into swards

NORTHERN IRELAND 15 July 2026

Diesel prices rising faster than oil prices

Diesel prices rising faster than oil prices

Trump pushes crude higher again, but there are more factors driving fuel prices at the moment.

NEWS 15 July 2026

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Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

Tom Barry, tillage farmer: ‘I farm in Killavullen, north Cork, and I’ve been farming here since 1995’.

Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

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