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Budget 2026: why is TB draining money from agriculture?

With speculation that funding for some beef and sheep schemes could be cut to pay for TB costs, Caitríona Morrissey examines the ever-growing TB bill.

NEWS 6 October 2025

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TB compensation averaged €1,536/reactor in 2024

TB compensation averaged €1,536/reactor in 2024

NEWS 6 October 2025

Vigilance for bluetongue ‘critical for Ireland’

Vigilance for bluetongue ‘critical for Ireland’

NEWS 5 October 2025

Budget 2026: what’s on agenda for suckler and beef farmers?

Budget 2026: what’s on agenda for suckler and beef farmers?

Budget 2026: what’s on agenda for suckler and beef farmers?

NEWS 4 October 2025

Exporter mart boycott: 'positive' talks but still going ahead

Exporter mart boycott: 'positive' talks but still going ahead

Exporter mart boycott: 'positive' talks but still going ahead

NEWS 3 October 2025

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Threat to suckler and sheep schemes in budget

Threat to suckler and sheep schemes in budget

"To get the full funding for TB, pressure is on other schemes," a Department of Agriculture source said.

NEWS 27 September 2025

Budget 2026 – what schemes are in the mix?

Budget 2026 – what schemes are in the mix?

All eyes will be on the level of national exchequer funding allocated to schemes in next week’s budget with nationally funded schemes a critical add-on to CAP funding.

SCHEMES 27 September 2025

Location of herds with over 500 cattle to be published

Location of herds with over 500 cattle to be published

The Department has been told to publish information on the herd numbers and locations of the country's largest cattle herds.

NEWS 27 September 2025

The art of hedge-cutting: short back and sides is not in fashion anymore

The art of hedge-cutting: short back and sides is not in fashion anymore

Peter Thomas Keaveney attended a recent Teagasc hedge cutting management event in Kildalton College, where the focus was on good management, cutting advice and machine maintenance.

NEWS 27 September 2025

Machinery safety – take the time, do the checks

Machinery safety – take the time, do the checks

With daylight hours reducing, a large share of machinery work on farms is now being carried out in the dark. Machinery needs to be suitable for the job at hand, and properly maintained.

NEWS 27 September 2025

TB compensation to be linked with herd-specific risk measures

TB compensation to be linked with herd-specific risk measures

A proposals to link compensation with farmers’ decisions on risk had been outlined by the Department as an option for consideration in the recent update to TB controls.

NEWS 27 September 2025

Bluetongue identified on two farms in Wales

Bluetongue identified on two farms in Wales

This is the first time the bluetongue virus has been confirmed in Wales.

NEWS 27 September 2025

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CAP Network to spotlight growing Agri Bioeconomy sector at National Conference

CAP Network Ireland, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, is hosting a conference on Agri Bioeconomy Value Chains & Business Models in Ireland.

CAP Network to spotlight growing Agri Bioeconomy sector at National Conference

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