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DAERA to push on with carbon audits

The roll-out of carbon footprinting has been delayed due to problems with appointing a company to deliver the carbon calculator element of the scheme.

NORTHERN IRELAND 20 May 2026

DAERA to push on with carbon audits

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Tirlán’s proposal to slash dividend payments

Tirlán’s proposal to slash dividend payments

NEWS 29 April 2026

Input volatility undermining farm incomes - report

Input volatility undermining farm incomes - report

NEWS 25 March 2026

Department to hold BISS clinics for farmers nationwide

Department to hold BISS clinics for farmers nationwide

Department to hold BISS clinics for farmers nationwide

NEWS 23 March 2026

How Ireland dominated UK beef imports

How Ireland dominated UK beef imports

How Ireland dominated UK beef imports

NEWS 18 March 2026

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Editorial: important to get views across as deadline for CAP submissions looms

Editorial: important to get views across as deadline for CAP submissions looms

In an Irish context, this translates into a cut of over €300m per annum in the next CAP which will have severe consequences for many farms that rely heavily on support payments.

VIEWPOINTS 19 November 2025

Positive signs of lower BVD prevalence

Positive signs of lower BVD prevalence

Programme results for the first nine weeks of 2025 show the number of BVD-positive animals reducing from 134 head to 93 head

NEWS 19 November 2025

Minister urges caution on land leases as the end looms for entitlements

Minister urges caution on land leases as the end looms for entitlements

The Commission's proposals for the next CAP should be considered by farmers making plans on foot of entitlement values, Minister Heydon said.

NEWS 19 November 2025

96% of 2025 ACRES advance payments issued

96% of 2025 ACRES advance payments issued

In his payment update, Minister Martin Heydon heralded the environmental benefits delivered by the scheme covering over 25% of Ireland’s agricultural area.

SCHEMES 19 November 2025

Average income payment of €240/ha needed in next CAP - IFA

Average income payment of €240/ha needed in next CAP - IFA

The IFA is looking for the maximum average payment rate possible in area-based income supports in the next CAP, but warned that further national funds will be needed for other CAP schemes.

NEWS 19 November 2025

Meat factories want next CAP to go big on headage to shore up supplies

Meat factories want next CAP to go big on headage to shore up supplies

Meat factories have told the Oireachtas that 2025 has been one of their most difficult years and that CAP funds should be focused on what it deemed ‘commercial’ farmers.

NEWS 19 November 2025

New farm payment law approved by MLAs

New farm payment law approved by MLAs

A motion in Northern Ireland Assembly to approve new regulations for the new Farm Sustainability Payment came down to a vote on Tuesday.

NORTHERN IRELAND 19 November 2025

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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