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EU seeks €540m to tackle cost of fertiliser

Minister Heydon has said that plans to put EU crisis funds on the table for farmers leaves him with a 'number of different options' to help counteract high fertiliser costs.

NEWS 17 June 2026

EU seeks €540m to tackle cost of fertiliser

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Cereals 2026: Erth Engineering Panbuster drill breaks surface

Cereals 2026: Erth Engineering Panbuster drill breaks surface

FARM MACHINERY 17 June 2026

Inside the Farmers Journal: EU wipes slate clean for future farm payments

Inside the Farmers Journal: EU wipes slate clean for future farm payments

NEWS 12 June 2026

Potato price prospects improving for 2026

Potato price prospects improving for 2026

Potato price prospects improving for 2026

NEWS 11 June 2026

Contractors defend hike in silage charges

Contractors defend hike in silage charges

Contractors defend hike in silage charges

NEWS 10 June 2026

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New CAP programme must address land designations, says INHFA

New CAP programme must address land designations, says INHFA

"The designations have increased cost for around 35,000 farmers since they were first introduced in the mid-1990s, with no real intent by the state to address this injustice,” according to the INHFA.

NEWS 28 May 2026

Dairy numbers hit record low in Britain

Dairy numbers hit record low in Britain

Drop in young stock numbers will be a huge concern for British dairy farmers going forward.

NEWS 28 May 2026

Dairy Management: time to do a cashflow budget

Dairy Management: time to do a cashflow budget

In a year of poor milk price, cashflow budgeting is a simple tool any farm business can use to track income and costs, which will help to guide good decision making, writes Daire Cregg.

MANAGEMENT 28 May 2026

Carroll family achieving excellence in Limerick

Carroll family achieving excellence in Limerick

Daire Cregg reports from the Carroll family farm in Granagh, Co Limerick. The new home of the 2025 Dairygold Milk Quality and Sustainability trophy for this year.

MANAGEMENT 28 May 2026

Focus intro: difficult time to invest in storage

Focus intro: difficult time to invest in storage

Farmers will have to put pen to paper and have a hard conversation with themselves regarding investment in facilities on farm over the next few years.

SLURRY 28 May 2026

Editorial: realities of beef farming laid bare at national beef farm walk

Editorial: realities of beef farming laid bare at national beef farm walk

The processing sector has a responsibility to return a viable margin for farmers.

VIEWPOINTS 28 May 2026

Cost inflation threatens future of fruit and vegetable production - Macra

Cost inflation threatens future of fruit and vegetable production - Macra

According to the latest Teagasc Horticulture Crop Input Prices report, input costs across the horticulture sector rose by 3.9% between January 2025 and January 2026.

NEWS 28 May 2026

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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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