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Cuts to 2025 sheep scheme confirmed as €16.4m in payments on way

The scheme is to pay out €1.50/ewe less than it had been due to pay when it was announced in Budget 2025.

NEWS 10 November 2025

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Over €146m in advance ACRES funds begin issuing to farmers

Over €146m in advance ACRES funds begin issuing to farmers

NEWS 10 November 2025

Further greening of CAP would increase overall emissions - research

Further greening of CAP would increase overall emissions - research

NEWS 10 November 2025

SF calls on Minister to reverse beef and sheep scheme cuts

SF calls on Minister to reverse beef and sheep scheme cuts

SF calls on Minister to reverse beef and sheep scheme cuts

SCHEMES 7 November 2025

Payment rate cuts to sheep and beef schemes ‘unfair’ - ICSA

Payment rate cuts to sheep and beef schemes ‘unfair’ - ICSA

Payment rate cuts to sheep and beef schemes ‘unfair’ - ICSA

NEWS 7 November 2025

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Minister must find funds to stop €6m in drystock payment cuts – IFA

Minister must find funds to stop €6m in drystock payment cuts – IFA

The IFA estimated an additional €6m is needed to stop the cuts faced by drystock farmers.

NEWS 29 October 2025

Payment cuts to beef and sheep schemes

Payment cuts to beef and sheep schemes

The payment for the 2025 National Beef Welfare Scheme will be cut by €8/calf, while the National Sheep Welfare Scheme will be cut by €1.50/ewe.

NEWS 29 October 2025

The bigger picture beyond farming

The bigger picture beyond farming

The vote of no confidence in DAERA by the UFU highlights the extent of the frustration felt by many farmers

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 October 2025

20% CAP cut 'not a done deal' as exact extent of proposed chop still unclear

20% CAP cut 'not a done deal' as exact extent of proposed chop still unclear

The Department has said that Brussels' plans to gut CAP's ringfenced funds is so radical that it is still crunching the numbers as to the full extent of the decrease.

NEWS 29 October 2025

New pension scheme will place a 'significant add-on' cost on farmers with staff

New pension scheme will place a 'significant add-on' cost on farmers with staff

From 1 January a new auto-enrolment pension scheme will come into force. Farmers with employees will have to contribute to the pension scheme.

NEWS 29 October 2025

Concern over tax treatment of farmer compensation for Shannon pipeline

Concern over tax treatment of farmer compensation for Shannon pipeline

Around 500 landowners are to be effected by plans to construct a 172km steel pipeline from the Parteen basin on the River Shannon to a termination reservoir on the Kildare-Dublin border.

NEWS 29 October 2025

Ifac predicts milk prices to fall below cost of production

Ifac predicts milk prices to fall below cost of production

Ifac predicts milk production costs of 42c/l for 2025 as milk prices fall.

NEWS 29 October 2025

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MSD Animal Health worms go under the radar

The Teagasc pig conference earlier this month was an excellent event, well attended by farmers and most I spoke to afterwards wanted to talk about worms,” said Aidan Byrne, MSD Animal Health.

MSD Animal Health worms go under the radar

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