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New rules and penalties for NI farmers in 2026

The seven new Farm Sustainability Standards will replace the long-standing cross compliance requirements.

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 December 2025

New rules and penalties for NI farmers in 2026

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Inheritance tax campaign for the childless hopeful for 'equal treatment'

Inheritance tax campaign for the childless hopeful for 'equal treatment'

NEWS 30 December 2025

What to do with cover crops this January

What to do with cover crops this January

NEWS 30 December 2025

Siloking goes king size with 510hp self-propelled diet feeder

Siloking goes king size with 510hp self-propelled diet feeder

Siloking goes king size with 510hp self-propelled diet feeder

NEWS 29 December 2025

Ag science class to host coffee morning for farmers

Ag science class to host coffee morning for farmers

Ag science class to host coffee morning for farmers

FEATURE 29 December 2025

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Year closes with deflated US beef exports

Year closes with deflated US beef exports

2025 has been a turbulent year for US beef exports, with falling production having an even greater impact than trade policy.

NEWS 28 December 2025

Over 1,500 animals seized by Department in 2025

Over 1,500 animals seized by Department in 2025

Galway and Roscommon had the highest number of cattle seized by the Department.

NEWS 28 December 2025

How to get started with registered farm partnership

How to get started with registered farm partnership

A Teagasc webinar will offer those interested in registered farm partnership a step-by-step guide to the process, led by collaborative farming specialist Ruth Fennell.

NEWS 28 December 2025

Revised age limit in NI beef scheme

Revised age limit in NI beef scheme

A new age limit applies to the Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme from 1 January 2026.

NORTHERN IRELAND 28 December 2025

How this Laois derogation farmer is helping water quality

How this Laois derogation farmer is helping water quality

Tirlán supplier Séamus Brennan is in derogation and using the Farming for Water EIP to draw down funding to create new water quality measures on his land.

NEWS 28 December 2025

Offaly farmers wanted for hare’s corner scheme

Offaly farmers wanted for hare’s corner scheme

The hare’s corner biodiversity project is open for applications as it returns to Offaly for a second year.

NEWS 28 December 2025

Listen: was 2025 a good year for renewables?

Listen: was 2025 a good year for renewables?

Stephen Robb sits down with Barry Caslin, energy and rural development specialist at Teagasc, to ask whether 2025 will be remembered as a positive year for renewable energy development.

PODCAST 28 December 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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