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

IFAC has made some key recommendations to help farmers lessen the effects of rising fuel and input costs on their businesses.

NEWS 2 April 2026

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

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Colm McCarthy: oil and gas prices will not return to pre-crisis levels fast

Colm McCarthy: oil and gas prices will not return to pre-crisis levels fast

VIEWPOINTS 1 April 2026

TD calls for commercial turf sales to resume during energy crisis

TD calls for commercial turf sales to resume during energy crisis

NEWS 31 March 2026

IFA and Comhairle na Tuaithe launch campaign on dog attacks

IFA and Comhairle na Tuaithe launch campaign on dog attacks

IFA and Comhairle na Tuaithe launch campaign on dog attacks

NEWS 30 March 2026

ICMSA urges Minister to support call for EU voluntary milk reduction scheme

ICMSA urges Minister to support call for EU voluntary milk reduction scheme

ICMSA urges Minister to support call for EU voluntary milk reduction scheme

NEWS 28 March 2026

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Mere 5c/l tax cut to green diesel is an ‘insult’, as prices surge 67% in weeks

Mere 5c/l tax cut to green diesel is an ‘insult’, as prices surge 67% in weeks

Measures announced by the Government on Tuesday to cut fuel taxes for two months is set to lower green diesel prices by just 5c/l, despite prices rising by 66c/l in three weeks.

NEWS 15 March 2026

IFA president slams Government’s fuel package

IFA president slams Government’s fuel package

“The IFA was clear that the only effective way to address costs at farm level was to reduce carbon tax, but the Government seems to have deemed this to be untouchable,” the IFA president said.

NEWS 15 March 2026

ICOS calls on Government to suspend CBAM immediately

ICOS calls on Government to suspend CBAM immediately

ICOS president Edward Carr stated: “Ireland is exposed as a significant importer of fertiliser and due to our seasonal production system."

NEWS 15 March 2026

Green light for Just Transition Commission

Green light for Just Transition Commission

Legislation to establish the new body is now in the final stages at Stormont.

NORTHERN IRELAND 15 March 2026

FCI: ‘Contractors can’t cut everyone’s silage at noon on the same day’

FCI: ‘Contractors can’t cut everyone’s silage at noon on the same day’

Fergal O’Sullivan spoke with contractors Ann Gleeson Hanrahan and Norman Egar, director and chair of the Farm & Forestry Contractors Association (FCI), to understand the challenges faced by the sector

CONTRACTING 15 March 2026

Government must take immediate action on energy costs – INHFA

Government must take immediate action on energy costs – INHFA

The INHFA is calling on the Government to take three urgent measures to reduce the pressure of rising energy costs.

NEWS 15 March 2026

Government fails to hit tillage target despite slight increase in area

Government fails to hit tillage target despite slight increase in area

Tillage area has increased slightly, but the areas continue to fail to reach the Government’s climate targets.

NEWS 15 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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