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Government fails tillage target despite slight increase

Tillage area has increased slightly, but the areas continue to fail to reach the Government’s climate targets.

NEWS 15 March 2026

Government fails tillage target despite slight increase

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Cutting key supports very unwise given challenges ahead – IFA

Cutting key supports very unwise given challenges ahead – IFA

NEWS 11 March 2026

Proposed cage ban raises import concerns

Proposed cage ban raises import concerns

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 March 2026

2030 renewable targets slip out of reach

2030 renewable targets slip out of reach

2030 renewable targets slip out of reach

NEWS 11 March 2026

Macra urges Government to ease pressure of rising energy costs on young people

Macra urges Government to ease pressure of rising energy costs on young people

Macra urges Government to ease pressure of rising energy costs on young people

NEWS 10 March 2026

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State must reduce its share of ballooning fuel costs - ICMSA

State must reduce its share of ballooning fuel costs - ICMSA

The ICMSA wants to see taxes and levies on fuel moved to a flat-price-per-litre model, rather than being based off a percentage of consumer prices.

NEWS 14 February 2026

Fuel industry tells Minister Burke it will co-operate with CCPC probe

Fuel industry tells Minister Burke it will co-operate with CCPC probe

The CCPC is assessing public suspicions of price gouging on petrol, diesel and home heating oil.

NEWS 14 February 2026

Minister accused of hatchet job on TAMS solar PV

Minister accused of hatchet job on TAMS solar PV

The Minister of Agriculture has been accused of doing a of hatchet job on TAMS solar PV grants, just as energy prices are set to skyrocket again.

NEWS 14 February 2026

17 charges of illegal hedge-cutting or burning in 2025

17 charges of illegal hedge-cutting or burning in 2025

Five cases have concluded successfully, with a further 12 currently before the courts and awaiting outcomes.

NEWS 14 February 2026

Answers needed on grading and pricing systems operated by beef factories – ICMSA

Answers needed on grading and pricing systems operated by beef factories – ICMSA

ICMSA maintains that the lack of supervision of these operations at factories is likely costing farmers "millions".

NEWS 14 February 2026

Martin and Parlon alongside pitchside

Martin and Parlon alongside pitchside

I'd love to have been a fly on the wall when the Taoiseach sat beside his former Government colleague at a football match on Sunday.

DEALER 14 February 2026

Opinion: Government standing by their man, while the IFA stands by its demand

Opinion: Government standing by their man, while the IFA stands by its demand

Larry Murrin must go, say the IFA. It properly reflects the mood of farmers around the country, but the Government seem determined to deny the IFA on this occasion, unless a "smoking gun" emerges.

OPINION 14 February 2026

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Advice for supporting gut health

Taking a preventative approach to scours and supplying calves with targeted health products during digestive disturbance are essential for sustained growth.

Advice for supporting gut health

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