Active farmers

320,000ha in BISS opt not to meet active farmer check through stocking rate

Topping, running goats or keeping donkeys can be used to demonstrate the farm activity needed to claim BISS, in lieu of meeting the ewe/ha stocking rate check.

NEWS 22 June 2026

320,000ha in BISS opt not to meet active farmer check through stocking rate

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IFA to push back against Brussels' all-out flattening of payments

IFA to push back against Brussels' all-out flattening of payments

NEWS 17 June 2026

Dempsey at Large: measuring reality

Dempsey at Large: measuring reality

VIEWPOINTS 10 June 2026

8,691 non-stocking rate claims for BISS active farmer checks

8,691 non-stocking rate claims for BISS active farmer checks

8,691 non-stocking rate claims for BISS active farmer checks

NEWS 1 June 2026

Heydon to fight to retain CAP payments for pensioners and part-time farmers

Heydon to fight to retain CAP payments for pensioners and part-time farmers

Heydon to fight to retain CAP payments for pensioners and part-time farmers

NEWS 14 May 2026

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ICSA hits out at ICMSA call for 1LU/ha minimum for payments

ICSA hits out at ICMSA call for 1LU/ha minimum for payments

The ICMSA's call for the next CAP to set a minimum stocking rate threshold at the equivalent of four ewes/ac has been labelled 'divisive' by the ICSA.

NEWS 1 April 2026

Shots fired in active farmer CAP debate

Shots fired in active farmer CAP debate

The ICMSA is looking for a tenfold increase in the minimum stocking rate required to claim farm payments beyond 2027.

NEWS 1 April 2026

Inside the Farmers Journal: are you an active farmer or actively farming?

Inside the Farmers Journal: are you an active farmer or actively farming?

On this week’s show, the team looks at fertiliser supply for 2027, new CAP schemes and the debate around the active farmer.

NEWS 1 April 2026

Editorial: a choice of forming or farming in the next CAP

Editorial: a choice of forming or farming in the next CAP

It’s not just about the survival of farms in the next CAP, it’s the survival of rural Ireland as we know it.

VIEWPOINTS 1 April 2026

ICSA sounds alarm on Commission's CAP thinking with part-time farmers

ICSA sounds alarm on Commission's CAP thinking with part-time farmers

Genuine working farmers would be hit if Commission plans to axe funding for part-time farmers

NEWS 1 April 2026

60,000 in CAP payment battle

60,000 in CAP payment battle

European Commission plans to restrict CAP funds to those earning a majority of their income from farming leaves 60,000 Irish farmers in limbo.

NEWS 1 April 2026

Next CAP has to reward the people doing the work – Gorman

Next CAP has to reward the people doing the work – Gorman

The IFA president told an Irish Farmers Journal meeting in Laois that he wants to see the people doing the work rewarded in the next CAP.

NEWS 1 April 2026

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How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

After more than two decades working with GPS technology, Tipperary contractor and dealer Robert O’Shea has witnessed precision farming become an increasingly important part of everyday farm management

How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

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