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Commissioner sounds support for €500bn CAP budget

There is a lot to lose if the EU gets its next long-term budget wrong for farmers, Commissioner Christophe Hansen said ahead of a visit to the National Ploughing Championships this week.

NEWS 15 September 2026

Commissioner sounds support for €500bn CAP budget

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Farmers report intimidation by illegal hunting gangs across rural Ireland

Farmers report intimidation by illegal hunting gangs across rural Ireland

FEATURES 15 September 2026

Farmer Business Developments’ share price surges in first sale in three years

Farmer Business Developments’ share price surges in first sale in three years

NEWS 11 September 2026

Farmers cannot be sacrificed for an EU budget deal - Gorman

Farmers cannot be sacrificed for an EU budget deal - Gorman

Farmers cannot be sacrificed for an EU budget deal - Gorman

NEWS 10 September 2026

Spotlight on Bord Bia’s spending from 2025

Spotlight on Bord Bia’s spending from 2025

Spotlight on Bord Bia’s spending from 2025

NEWS 9 September 2026

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IFA reiterates call for Murrin to go

IFA reiterates call for Murrin to go

Dawn Farm Foods has refused to confirm whether it imported any Brazilian beef in 2026.

NEWS 9 September 2026

Fodder and hay being exported is ‘criminal’

Fodder and hay being exported is ‘criminal’

The ICMSA president led criticism of the lack of intervention to help farmers cope with fodder shortages on drought-affected farms.

NEWS 9 September 2026

Farmers must not be penalised following Slievenamon wildfires

Farmers must not be penalised following Slievenamon wildfires

Concerned farmers were among those who attended a public meeting in Co Tipperary in the aftermath of the fires.

NEWS 9 September 2026

Higher costs and weaker prices hit pig farmers

Higher costs and weaker prices hit pig farmers

Irish pig prices remain well below last year, while higher feed, labour and other farm costs continue to squeeze margins.

PIGS 9 September 2026

IFA returns to Bord Bia to hand in letter on Brazilian beef

IFA returns to Bord Bia to hand in letter on Brazilian beef

The IFA has renewed its call for a new chair of Bord Bia and requested that the FSAI recall any Brazilian meat imported after the announcement in May, but ahead of the ban taking effect last week.

NEWS 9 September 2026

Doyle rules herself out of running for top IFA job

Doyle rules herself out of running for top IFA job

Deputy IFA president Alice Doyle said that if she was 10 years younger, she would seriously consider running for presidency.

NEWS 9 September 2026

Non-compliant spending further undermines confidence in Bord Bia – IFA

Non-compliant spending further undermines confidence in Bord Bia – IFA

All of the non-compliant spending at Bord Bia in 2025 "was authorised and incurred for legitimate business purposes and represented value for money", the State agency said.

NEWS 9 September 2026

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Additive essential in dry maize crops to safeguard every tonne

Dwindling forage stocks due to the drought and high dry matter maize crops, mean using an additive on maize silage is essential, believes Amanda Clements, technical business manager for Volac.

Additive essential in dry maize crops to safeguard every tonne

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