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CAP cuts: we crunch the numbers on what three farmers could lose

Without a major U-turn on plans to reduce ringfenced CAP funding, either farm income supports or all other CAP schemes will suffer.

NEWS 4 November 2026

CAP cuts: we crunch the numbers on what three farmers could lose

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No comment from Department on slurry probe

No comment from Department on slurry probe

NEWS 4 November 2026

Weanling bulls down €300/head

Weanling bulls down €300/head

NEWS 4 November 2026

How could the next CAP hit your farm payments?

How could the next CAP hit your farm payments?

How could the next CAP hit your farm payments?

NEWS 4 November 2026

TB rules still causing confusion in marts

TB rules still causing confusion in marts

TB rules still causing confusion in marts

NEWS 4 November 2026

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Cost of producing winter milk up €262/cow

Cost of producing winter milk up €262/cow

Production costs of winter milk increased by €622 per cow between 2021 and 2025, and have gone up a projected €262 per cow this winter, James Dunne of Teagasc said.

NEWS 4 November 2026

Editorial: weanling export a growing concern

Editorial: weanling export a growing concern

The closing of the Algerian market over the last two weeks has put huge pressure on exporters who have been purchasing weanlings for the North African market.

VIEWPOINTS 4 November 2026

NI weekly cattle kill at a two-year high

NI weekly cattle kill at a two-year high

For the third week in a row, weekly slaughterings at NI abattoirs were over 10,000 head.

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 November 2026

New EU seed rules: what they could mean for Irish gardeners and farmers

New EU seed rules: what they could mean for Irish gardeners and farmers

Organisations and farmers have had to work in a legislative grey area to stay within EU seed-saving regulations. New reforms could change that.

NEWS 4 November 2026

Galway farm for sale: 27ac and four-bedroom cottage guided at €450,000

Galway farm for sale: 27ac and four-bedroom cottage guided at €450,000

Guided at €450,000, the 27ac residential smallholding has good scope for growth

FOR SALE 4 November 2026

Irish wool isn't worthless and one Galway farmer is determined to prove it

Irish wool isn't worthless and one Galway farmer is determined to prove it

Galway farmer Katarina Hruskova is building a micro mill to process Irish wool, a project that co-op founder Blátnaid Gallagher says could restore trust, transparency and value to the industry.

FEATURES 4 November 2026

Neven Maguire's mince pies can be made ahead and frozen for Christmas

Neven Maguire's mince pies can be made ahead and frozen for Christmas

Neven is busy preparing for the festive season recording his Christmas specials for RTE with two delicious recipes to give a fresh take on traditional mincemeat.

NEVEN 4 November 2026

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