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WORLD 21 October 2026

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Small farmers left high and dry by minister

Small farmers left high and dry by minister

LETTERS 14 October 2026

Farm margins eaten up by high fuel costs

Farm margins eaten up by high fuel costs

PEDIGREE 14 October 2026

€73m allocated to extend Road Transporters Support Scheme

€73m allocated to extend Road Transporters Support Scheme

€73m allocated to extend Road Transporters Support Scheme

NEWS 13 October 2026

Budget falls short on climate, water and nature investment - IFA

Budget falls short on climate, water and nature investment - IFA

Budget falls short on climate, water and nature investment - IFA

NEWS 9 October 2026

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Some of the key measures announced for farmers in Budget 2027

Some of the key measures announced for farmers in Budget 2027

Measures relating to fuel supports, flat rate VAT, succession farm partnerships, VAT on non-oral respiratory vaccines, TB valuation ceilings, TAMS and tillage were made in Budget 2027.

NEWS 7 October 2026

Beige budget will be quickly forgotten

Beige budget will be quickly forgotten

If Budget 2027 for farmers was a song, it might be Toto's ‘Hold the Line’ or the Raconteurs' ‘Steady as She Goes’. It won't make anyone's greatest-hits compilation.

DEALER 7 October 2026

Budget 2027 'grossly inadequate and unambitious' says INHFA

Budget 2027 'grossly inadequate and unambitious' says INHFA

INHFA president Pheilim Molloy compared this year's budget to Budget 2017, and said that while "support spending has increased since 2017, relative to the national budgetary spend, it has been poor".

NEWS 7 October 2026

Farm viability under threat without agriculture budget boost, ICSA warns

Farm viability under threat without agriculture budget boost, ICSA warns

The ICSA has raised concerns about how the Government will support the farming sector without increasing the agriculture budget.

NEWS 7 October 2026

IFA hopes budget carbon tax move is first step to scrapping it completely

IFA hopes budget carbon tax move is first step to scrapping it completely

The IFA president highlighted that there was no significant change in the total funding allocated to farming in this year’s budget, raising concerns on potential cuts to individual farmer payments.

NEWS 6 October 2026

Fuel protesters: '2026 is going to be a record year for tax take on fuel'

Fuel protesters: '2026 is going to be a record year for tax take on fuel'

Fuel protest organiser James Geoghegan said “we will have to go back to the people” when asked if they will take to the roads to protest again after the budget.

NEWS 6 October 2026

Budget 2027 as it happened with the key changes for farmers

Budget 2027 as it happened with the key changes for farmers

We reveal live updates from Budget 2027 on farm payments, fertiliser supports, fuel costs, tax and more, with the latest announcements and reaction for farmers and rural Ireland.

NEWS 6 October 2026

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Why protein and grass-fed create a positive outlook for Irish dairy

Bord Bia Head of Dairy David Kennedy spoke to Julian Mellentin, New Nutrition business founder, to explore the trends influencing dairy and what they could mean for Ireland’s grass-fed dairy sector.

Why protein and grass-fed create a positive outlook for Irish dairy

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