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Critical CAP for pensioners and part-time farmers

The current round of CAP reform looks to cut payments for pensioners and farmers with off-farm jobs.

NEWS 10 June 2026

Critical CAP for pensioners and part-time farmers

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MEP calls for 10% of CAP to be ring-fenced for young farmers

MEP calls for 10% of CAP to be ring-fenced for young farmers

NEWS 2 June 2026

Pensions: giving you the best of both worlds

Pensions: giving you the best of both worlds

PENSIONS & SAVINGS 30 May 2026

Denmark to tax livestock emissions

Denmark to tax livestock emissions

Denmark to tax livestock emissions

NEWS 30 May 2026

Money Mentor: will Revenue take half if I wind up my tillage farm?

Money Mentor: will Revenue take half if I wind up my tillage farm?

Money Mentor: will Revenue take half if I wind up my tillage farm?

MONEY MENTOR 27 May 2026

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CAP payment uncertainty remains for older farmers

CAP payment uncertainty remains for older farmers

A definitive direction has yet to emerge in the European Parliament on Brussels' plans to axe CAP payments for farmers who receive a pension.

NEWS 6 December 2025

EU looks for farmer pension system to be set-up

EU looks for farmer pension system to be set-up

'We want that member states set up a proper farmer pension system,' a senior official in Brussels has said.

NEWS 6 December 2025

Editorial: dialogue needed on older farmer payments

Editorial: dialogue needed on older farmer payments

Pension reform has started in Ireland, but a lot more reform and support would be needed if CAP payments were to be cut from older farmers.

VIEWPOINTS 6 December 2025

Farmers on pensions should get TAMS or ACRES, but not BISS - Hansen

Farmers on pensions should get TAMS or ACRES, but not BISS - Hansen

Commissioner Hansen has said that plans to axe CAP income supports for farmers receiving a pension would not affect their ability to draw down agri-environmental payments or investment aid.

NEWS 6 December 2025

Farm fatalities account for 40% of all work-related deaths

Farm fatalities account for 40% of all work-related deaths

New Health and Safety Authority data reports sharp rise in work-related fatalities in 2025.

NEWS 6 December 2025

Succession scheme for Kerry suppliers

Succession scheme for Kerry suppliers

KDI CEO Pat Murphy told a Kerry IFA meeting the scheme will be announced in the coming weeks and have a focus on new entrants.

NEWS 6 December 2025

Soft succession skills should be taught in the Green Cert

Soft succession skills should be taught in the Green Cert

Macra Kerry chair and IFA member Mark Riordan said students need to learn at agricultural college how to approach succession discussions.

NEWS 6 December 2025

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

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