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Fertiliser prices: quotes vary widely as farmers weigh up buying for 2027

Despite concerns that prices could rise again next year, limited cashflow and a difficult farming year are keeping many farmers out of the forward market.

NEWS 22 October 2026

Fertiliser prices: quotes vary widely as farmers weigh up buying for 2027

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Feed prices stabilise as merchants reluctant to forward price

Feed prices stabilise as merchants reluctant to forward price

NEWS 14 October 2026

New fertiliser aid scheme: how to check if your payment is correct

New fertiliser aid scheme: how to check if your payment is correct

SCHEMES 13 October 2026

No tillage farmers left in 16 years at current rate of decline - Macra

No tillage farmers left in 16 years at current rate of decline - Macra

No tillage farmers left in 16 years at current rate of decline - Macra

NEWS 9 October 2026

The deals being done for fertiliser in yards

The deals being done for fertiliser in yards

The deals being done for fertiliser in yards

NEWS 7 October 2026

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Some malt-barley suppliers to be paid more for feed barley

Some malt-barley suppliers to be paid more for feed barley

Suppliers may be disappointed with the price they will receive for high-quality malting barley.

NEWS 29 September 2026

Fertiliser usage affected by drought

Fertiliser usage affected by drought

It was a tale of two halves for fertiliser use as for grass growth this year, writes Pat O'Toole.

NEWS 23 September 2026

Big surge in fertiliser sales in September

Big surge in fertiliser sales in September

Fertiliser suppliers in NI have shifted a lot of product since the start of September.

NORTHERN IRELAND 23 September 2026

Heavy utilisation of overdrafts expected in back end - Bank of Ireland

Heavy utilisation of overdrafts expected in back end - Bank of Ireland

Merchant debt is at a much higher level this year compared to last year, according to Susan Maher of Bank of Ireland.

NEWS 16 September 2026

Vet app shortlisted for award at Ploughing 2026

Vet app shortlisted for award at Ploughing 2026

Nine months into the new prescription rules, VetPal, an Irish ag-tech startup, has brought the farmer, the vet, the store and the Department’s veterinary prescription system together in one place.

NEWS 10 September 2026

Fertiliser deadline: farmers must declare closing stocks by 15 October

Fertiliser deadline: farmers must declare closing stocks by 15 October

Farmers and other professional fertiliser users must submit an annual closing stock declaration to the National Fertiliser Database, including a nil declaration where no fertiliser is held.

SCHEMES 9 September 2026

National fodder committee to meet on Friday as drought pressure mounts

National fodder committee to meet on Friday as drought pressure mounts

Farm organisations have been calling on the Minister to reconvene the committee with immediate effect.

NEWS 19 August 2026

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