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Watch: IFA president departs Farm Centre bound for Brussels protest

The protest is focused on three main issues: the CAP budget, the Mercosur trade deal and excessive red tape in farming.

NEWS 15 December 2025

Watch: IFA president departs Farm Centre bound for Brussels protest

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EU court to decide on Irish nitrates case next summer

EU court to decide on Irish nitrates case next summer

NEWS 11 December 2025

FBD Trust celebrates 50 years

FBD Trust celebrates 50 years

NEWS 9 December 2025

Tirlán cuts milk price for October

Tirlán cuts milk price for October

Tirlán cuts milk price for October

NEWS 18 November 2025

Replacing livestock farming with lab-grown food ‘a dangerous ideology’

Replacing livestock farming with lab-grown food ‘a dangerous ideology’

Replacing livestock farming with lab-grown food ‘a dangerous ideology’

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ICSA to hold Mercosur protest outside Leinster House

ICSA to hold Mercosur protest outside Leinster House

ICSA president Seán McNamara said while the Government said it is against Mercosur and has raised concerns in Brussels, “it has been little more than going through the motions”.

NEWS 11 September 2025

UK’s ‘brutal’ inheritance tax move had a silver lining for farm succession

UK’s ‘brutal’ inheritance tax move had a silver lining for farm succession

Leading British farm succession expert Heather Wildman told the Women & Agriculture conference that there was an upside to the UK’s shock move on farm inheritance tax.

NEWS 11 September 2025

Women cultivating their futures on farms

Women cultivating their futures on farms

Natasha Ferguson reports from the The Women in Agriculture Conference organised by the UFU

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 September 2025

Agri tax relief extension would show 'tangible' action on succession - MEP

Agri tax relief extension would show 'tangible' action on succession - MEP

The changing nature of the family unit necessitates a broadening of agri tax reliefs to extended family members, Maria Walsh has stated.

NEWS 11 September 2025

How Mayo became home to Ireland’s largest sheep farm

How Mayo became home to Ireland’s largest sheep farm

A new book tells this extraordinary story of how vast tracts of land were cleared of tenants in the wake of the Famine to create a Scottish-style hill sheep system. Edwin McGreal reports.

NEWS 11 September 2025

Lump sum payments for both young and old farmers recommended

Lump sum payments for both young and old farmers recommended

A total of 31 recommendations are contained in the Commission on Generational Renewal in Farming report.

NEWS 11 September 2025

Agri Aware and TikTok join forces to launch farm safety campaign

Agri Aware and TikTok join forces to launch farm safety campaign

This campaign will deliver practical tips and best-practice advice to farmers about how to protect themselves on the farm.

NEWS 11 September 2025

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How vaccination built the modern poultry industry

Commercial chicken farming has transformed since the mid-20th century. Poultry production has grown rapidly to become the largest source of protein globally.

How vaccination built the modern poultry industry

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