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Farmers are urged to take action to reduce impacts of rising input costs

IFAC has made some key recommendations to help farmers lessen the effects of rising fuel and input costs on their businesses.

NEWS 2 April 2026

Farmers are urged to take action to reduce impacts of rising input costs

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Tillage Podcast: investing in Irish feed and doubling oats usage

Tillage Podcast: investing in Irish feed and doubling oats usage

NEWS 2 April 2026

Hansen rules out CBAM suspension

Hansen rules out CBAM suspension

NEWS 1 April 2026

Inflated fertiliser data adding to nutrient load

Inflated fertiliser data adding to nutrient load

Inflated fertiliser data adding to nutrient load

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 April 2026

Beef Trends: quotes steady up after weeks of cuts

Beef Trends: quotes steady up after weeks of cuts

Beef Trends: quotes steady up after weeks of cuts

MARKETS 1 April 2026

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Grain Trends: rapeseed heads over €500/t

Grain Trends: rapeseed heads over €500/t

Grain prices remain volatile. Oilseed rape prices are similar, but have climbed higher in recent days due to a number of factors.

MARKETS 1 April 2026

Second rotation comes into view

Second rotation comes into view

As we move into the first week of April, drier farms are preparing to start their second round.

GRASS & FEEDING 1 April 2026

Editorial: tillage farmers making progress after a tough spring

Editorial: tillage farmers making progress after a tough spring

Grain prices have not risen substantially, as fertiliser and fuel prices soar.

VIEWPOINTS 1 April 2026

Colm McCarthy: oil and gas prices will not return to pre-crisis levels fast

Colm McCarthy: oil and gas prices will not return to pre-crisis levels fast

A continuation of the subsidies beyond the end of May is openly contemplated.

VIEWPOINTS 1 April 2026

Farmer Writes: calving winding down

Farmer Writes: calving winding down

The calf sheds have eased off a lot in the last fortnight. We’ve put 63 calves out to grass.

FARMER WRITES 1 April 2026

Rain continues to break up spring sowing campaign

Rain continues to break up spring sowing campaign

There is more rain in the forecast for the weekend ahead as tillage farmers across the country prepare land and sow crops.

NEWS 1 April 2026

Tillage Management: patience, planting and protecting crops

Tillage Management: patience, planting and protecting crops

There is loads of work to be done on tillage farms at present and the weather is giving some dry weather with breaks in between.

HUSBANDRY 1 April 2026

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BVD – the silent risk that still remains

Irish farmers have made remarkable progress in the fight against bovine viral diarrhoea. Since 2013, the number of persistently infected calves has fallen from over 16,000 to 485 in 2024.

BVD – the silent risk that still remains

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