Generational renewal

Mart managers on succession: 'younger generations have upped their game'

A number of mart managers gave their view on generational renewal to Tommy Moyles with some seeing the next CAP as offering a big opportunity to improve the situation.

NEWS 22 July 2026

Mart managers on succession: 'younger generations have upped their game'

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Co-ops highlight share farming as option to tackle ageing farm profile

NEWS 22 July 2026

Why financial planning for farm families is simpler than you think

Why financial planning for farm families is simpler than you think

NEWS 22 July 2026

'Irish farmers central to EU food security'

'Irish farmers central to EU food security'

'Irish farmers central to EU food security'

NEWS 22 July 2026

Attractiveness of sector key for farm succession - Teagasc

Attractiveness of sector key for farm succession - Teagasc

Attractiveness of sector key for farm succession - Teagasc

NEWS 15 July 2026

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IFA seeks increased funding for ANC

IFA seeks increased funding for ANC

The IFA’s began its pre-Budget campaign ahead of Budget 2027 in Dublin on Wednesday, with the presentation of the association’s budget submission to members of the Oireachtas.

NEWS 2 July 2026

Farmers' CAP fears grow as ICOS urges Heydon to lead defence under EU presidency

Farmers' CAP fears grow as ICOS urges Heydon to lead defence under EU presidency

The ICOS president is urging the Minister for Agriculture to inject urgency and decisiveness into negotiations to shape and fund CAP post-2027.

NEWS 2 July 2026

Ireland’s EU presidency will be defined by action and delivery - Heydon

Ireland’s EU presidency will be defined by action and delivery - Heydon

At Monday’s meeting of the EU AGRIFISH council, Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon laid out Ireland’s key priorities for the Presidency of the Council of the EU.

NEWS 2 July 2026

Farm succession: 'If they’re not interested, don't force them'

Farm succession: 'If they’re not interested, don't force them'

Father and daughter Joe and Aoife Barrett will enter a farm partnership on their dairy calf to beef farm in Co Cork later this year. They told Tommy Moyles the reasoning behind the decision.

NEWS 2 July 2026

Farmer Writes: making your farm easier to work at

Farmer Writes: making your farm easier to work at

Farmers should take a bit of time out of their day to consider where labour can be saved on.

FARMER WRITES 2 July 2026

Editorial: volatility highlighted in National Farm Survey data

Editorial: volatility highlighted in National Farm Survey data

We shouldn’t forget the critical role that support payments play in European production systems.

VIEWPOINTS 2 July 2026

Macroom Buffalo: handing over the reins

Macroom Buffalo: handing over the reins

The Lynchs speak to Hannah Furlong on the journey of Macroom Buffalo cheese from the famous ad to their new range of yogurt, and their succession journey as they pass over the business to Kieran.

NEWS 2 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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