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CAP payments and entitlements in the firing line

A 20% plus cut in the CAP budget for the period 2028-2034 will as it stands lead to cuts to area-based payments while there is currently no system to continue with payment entitlements

LAND REPORT 8 February 2026

CAP payments and entitlements in the firing line

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Pressure increases for early Mercosur implementation

Pressure increases for early Mercosur implementation

NEWS 4 February 2026

Market Digest: stories from around the world

Market Digest: stories from around the world

WORLD 28 January 2026

Plans to abolish standalone budget ongoing

Plans to abolish standalone budget ongoing

Plans to abolish standalone budget ongoing

NEWS 28 January 2026

What’s next for proposed EU regulations on animal transport?

What’s next for proposed EU regulations on animal transport?

What’s next for proposed EU regulations on animal transport?

CALVES 25 January 2026

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Opinion: farmer faith is crucial to Bord Bia

Opinion: farmer faith is crucial to Bord Bia

There's a lot going on in the world, so maybe the revelation that the chair of Bord Bia is CEO of a company that uses a little Brazilian beef shouldn't matter. But it does to farmers.

OPINION 14 January 2026

Government must get €5.6bn to hold CAP funding level

Government must get €5.6bn to hold CAP funding level

Under the current CAP proposals, Ireland must scrape together a combined €5.6bn in tax revenue, or non-allocated EU funds, if farming is to hold its current CAP funding levels after 2027.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Mercosur would not prevent EU ban on Brazilian beef on food safety grounds

Mercosur would not prevent EU ban on Brazilian beef on food safety grounds

A Commission official has claimed that the EU-Mercosur free trade deal will not hinder any future EU bid to ban South American beef, if the move is justified on food safety or animal health grounds.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Mercosur hinges on MEPs

Mercosur hinges on MEPs

With the member states having ratified Mercosur, the last hope for those opposed to the trade deal between European and South American countries lies with the 720 MEPs.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Thousands of farmers decry Mercosur trade deal

Thousands of farmers decry Mercosur trade deal

Thousands of farmers marched in Athlone on Saturday at a protest denouncing the EU-Mercosur trade deal.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Mercosur work will continue - Taoiseach

Mercosur work will continue - Taoiseach

The Taoiseach told the IFA agm that the government will "continue to advocate" on Mercosur.

NEWS 14 January 2026

Anger over trade deal is 'understandable'

Anger over trade deal is 'understandable'

The minister spoke across a wide range of issues in a two hour engagment with the IFA AGM, accompanied by Ministers of State Michael Healy-Rae, Noel Grealish and Timmy Dooley.

NEWS 14 January 2026

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Strong cow health after calving – the key to a successful breeding season

The weeks after calving are one of the most critical periods in the dairy year. Cow health during this post-calving phase has a direct impact on milk yield, fertility and overall herd performance.

Strong cow health after calving – the key to a successful breeding season

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