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Strong warnings issued over the trading of entitlements

This comes as the European Commission proposes to replace entitlements with a flat-rate payment per hectare after 2027.

NEWS 11 March 2026

Strong warnings issued over the trading of entitlements

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Defining year for future of suckler farming

Defining year for future of suckler farming

SUCKLERS 4 March 2026

BISS 2026 opens for applications

BISS 2026 opens for applications

NEWS 13 February 2026

Airport cap rises, CAP shrinks

Airport cap rises, CAP shrinks

Airport cap rises, CAP shrinks

DEALER 11 February 2026

CAP slated in EU committee's assessment

CAP slated in EU committee's assessment

CAP slated in EU committee's assessment

NEWS 4 February 2026

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Department seeks clarity on EU plans to axe BISS

Department seeks clarity on EU plans to axe BISS

The Commission has said the new DABIS is to pay out an average of €130-240/ha, with rates increased for young farmers, female farmers, farmers in ANCs and mixed farms.

NEWS 30 December 2025

Department appears frosty to €3,000 for small farmers

Department appears frosty to €3,000 for small farmers

The Commission sees lump sums for smaller farmers as a means of allowing them to avail of CAP funding with less red tape.

NEWS 30 December 2025

IFA reopens debate on headage payments

IFA reopens debate on headage payments

IFA president Francie Gorman wants to see the association revisit the issue of headage payments, but does not want entitlements scrapped.

NEWS 30 December 2025

€8.5m paid under latest schemes run

€8.5m paid under latest schemes run

Payments of over €4m in the 2025 Straw Incorporation Measure accounted for almost 50% of funds, with payments also made under BISS/CRISS, the Eco scheme and ANC.

SCHEMES 30 December 2025

Dempsey at Large: Oxford Farming Conference report

Dempsey at Large: Oxford Farming Conference report

Over the last 25 years, one of the clearest trends has been the increase in agricultural land prices in parts of the world with access to increasingly open food markets.

VIEWPOINTS 30 December 2025

Opinion: Mercosur has become a symbol of broken trust

Opinion: Mercosur has become a symbol of broken trust

The trade deal goes ahead and won't shut down farming, but calling it bad faith to oppose Mercosur is a misunderstanding of the failing relationship between food producers and the European Commission.

OPINION 30 December 2025

Can Irish farming stand united?

Can Irish farming stand united?

There are a wide range of challenges facing farming as we enter 2026, with every sector under some pressure or other. Can farmers maintain a sense of unity?

DEALER 30 December 2025

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