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Young farmer start-up aid is 'biggest win' in CAP talks, says Macra

Securing installation aid for young farmers under the next CAP is Macra's biggest win from Monday night’s partial general approach, president Josephine O'Neill said.

NEWS 28 October 2026

Young farmer start-up aid is 'biggest win' in CAP talks, says Macra

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Obstacles to generational renewal

Obstacles to generational renewal

LETTERS 21 October 2026

Succession: do my son’s stepchildren have inheritance rights to the family farm?

Succession: do my son’s stepchildren have inheritance rights to the family farm?

CL-IFJHOME 21 October 2026

No tillage farmers left in 16 years at current rate of decline - Macra

No tillage farmers left in 16 years at current rate of decline - Macra

No tillage farmers left in 16 years at current rate of decline - Macra

NEWS 9 October 2026

Gap in spending on Ryder Cup and farming leaves sector ‘in the rough’ - Macra

Gap in spending on Ryder Cup and farming leaves sector ‘in the rough’ - Macra

Gap in spending on Ryder Cup and farming leaves sector ‘in the rough’ - Macra

NEWS 7 October 2026

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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

Macra Budget reaction: no pilot succession scheme is ‘a missed opportunity’

Macra Budget reaction: no pilot succession scheme is ‘a missed opportunity’

The young-farmer organisation has expressed disappointment that Budget 2027 failed to commit funding for a pilot succession scheme, as proposed in Macra's pre-budget submission.

NEWS 6 October 2026

Budget has ‘failed farmers again’ - ICMSA president

Budget has ‘failed farmers again’ - ICMSA president

ICMSA president Denis Drennan criticised the Government's Budget, saying it does not address the main issues affecting agriculture

NEWS 6 October 2026

Divorce a 'massive concern' in succession debate

Divorce a 'massive concern' in succession debate

Relationship breakdown is a major worry for the older generation of farmers, IFAC's Trevor Boland claimed.

NEWS 30 September 2026

New AI tool aims to take on-farm decision stress out of succession

New AI tool aims to take on-farm decision stress out of succession

Furrow aims to remove the fumbling that can happen when a successor takes over the farm.

NEWS 26 September 2026

The CAP won’t fit if you don’t try it for size

The CAP won’t fit if you don’t try it for size

With farmers occupied by saving silage and thinking about fuel prices and Bord Bia, it’s hard to focus on CAP. But this is the one last chance to affect it.

DEALER 23 September 2026

Pilot succession scheme is Macra’s priority in Budget 2027

Pilot succession scheme is Macra’s priority in Budget 2027

Proposed succession scheme has three elements: a farmer establishment payment, a young farmer top-up and a generation renewable payment to the older farmer.

NEWS 17 September 2026

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