Tune in to hear what the Irish Farmers Journal team has gleaned from the Budget 2026 announcements and how they will affect ...

Welcome to the Irish Farmers Journal's live blog for Budget 2025, where the news team of Anne O'Donoghue, Noel Bardon, Rachel Donovan, political correspondent Pat O'Toole and deputy editor Caitríona ...

The increase in funding to €280m will be used to meet core payments along with additional funding requirements such as ...

INHFA vice president John Joe Fitzgerald said that no extra funding for sheep and sucklers indicates that Government is ...

The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has expressed disappointment with Budget 2026, as Government has not ...

The 100% Young Trained Farmer Stamp Duty Relief saves young farmers around €20m annually. Minister Heydon has taken the ...

Minister Heydon has maintained the overall allocation for various livestock schemes and has committed to funding for the ...

Macra has criticised the Government for 'once again' failing to deliver meaningful measures to support generational renewal.

When the top-ups are included, this would bring the full payment on the beef welfare scheme to €75/cow up to 45 cows, and the ...

Tune into the Irish Farmers Journal's live blog, where the news team brings you the latest news and views from Budget 2026.

Milk volumes were estimated at 947.1m litres in August 2025, an increase of just under 60m litres compared to August 2024.

The Programme for Government has pledged to increase tillage, suckler and sheep supports over the Government's term.