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Up to 100 farmers to be included in new Bord Bia farmer forum

Bord Bia said the forum aims to foster shared understanding between Bord Bia and its members by discussing the issues and topics impacting farmers.

NEWS 2 April 2026

Up to 100 farmers to be included in new Bord Bia farmer forum

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Farmers are urged to take action to reduce impacts of rising input costs

Farmers are urged to take action to reduce impacts of rising input costs

NEWS 2 April 2026

Inside the Farmers Journal: a new plan to tackle TB and pressure on finishers

Inside the Farmers Journal: a new plan to tackle TB and pressure on finishers

NEWS 2 April 2026

Competition watchdog to review vet fee increases

Competition watchdog to review vet fee increases

Competition watchdog to review vet fee increases

NEWS 2 April 2026

Camera at the Mart: big turnout of beef-crosses in Tullow

Camera at the Mart: big turnout of beef-crosses in Tullow

Camera at the Mart: big turnout of beef-crosses in Tullow

MARKETS 1 April 2026

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Slow start to 2026 land auctions

Slow start to 2026 land auctions

There's been a slow start to land auctions in 2026 but demand has been good for what has gone under the hammer writes Tommy Moyles.

PROPERTY 30 March 2026

Irvine hits out at ‘cruel’ inheritance tax policy

Irvine hits out at ‘cruel’ inheritance tax policy

The proposed changes to UK inheritance tax dominated his two-year term as UFU president.

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 March 2026

Winter finishers left high and dry

Winter finishers left high and dry

Hannah Furlong reports from Monday night’s Irish Farmers Journal beef markets meeting in Laois.

MARKETS 30 March 2026

Opening of €22m National Sheep Welfare Scheme announced

Opening of €22m National Sheep Welfare Scheme announced

Participants can now vaccinate against clostridial diseases or bluetongue virus if they select the ‘vaccination of ewes’ as one of the three mandatory measures.

NEWS 30 March 2026

IFA and FCI meet with the Tánaiste on agri fuel crisis

IFA and FCI meet with the Tánaiste on agri fuel crisis

The IFA and FCI are to meet with the Tánaiste and Minister for Agriculture to discuss the recent spike in agri diesel and to request a review of the support package.

NEWS 30 March 2026

New entitle-meant system being proposed

New entitle-meant system being proposed

The Irish Farmers Journal has learned that future farmer payments will be known as entitle-meants.

NEWS 30 March 2026

Watch: beef prices down 40c/kg since start of year

Watch: beef prices down 40c/kg since start of year

Bord Bia’s Joe Burke takes a look at the current state of the beef market and looks forward to the rest of 2026.

NEWS 30 March 2026

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BVD – the silent risk that still remains

Irish farmers have made remarkable progress in the fight against bovine viral diarrhoea. Since 2013, the number of persistently infected calves has fallen from over 16,000 to 485 in 2024.

BVD – the silent risk that still remains

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