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Commission proposes additional drought supports across EU

August 30, 2018

The European Commission has announced proposals for further support to EU farmers struggling from the consequences of the severe drought through derogations on…

Commission to allow Greening derogations for 8 more countries

August 24, 2018

CAP / Schemes

European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan has announced that the commission is to allow derogations for a number of EU…

Over 130,000 BPS applications submitted for 2018

June 28, 2018

CAP / Schemes

A total of 130,152 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applications have been received by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. 2018 was…

3-crop rule ‘scrapped for this season’

April 11, 2018

Tillage

A derogation from the ‘three-crop rule’ can be apparently implemented by tillage farmers this season. The EU Commission has granted the derogation, according…

Greening payment ‘likely to be abolished’ under CAP reform

February 21, 2018

Agri Politics

The Greening top-up under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) is likely to be abolished under reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020,…

Meeting the environmental challenge that confronts agriculture

February 12, 2018

Opinion

It’s now obvious that taxpayers across Europe – including those in the UK – want to see a farming industry that is more…

Why do the Department’s BPS and Greening T&Cs need 79 pages?

March 27, 2017

CAP / Schemes

The ‘complexity’ of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s explanatory document for the BPS and Greening scheme has been criticised by…

Commission proposes ban on pesticides on Ecological Focus Areas

February 16, 2017

Environment

The European Commission has proposed a ban on using pesticides on productive or potentially productive Ecologocal Focus Areas, following last year’s Greening review.…

‘One size fits all approach to Greening does not reflect the reality of farming’

March 3, 2016

Tillage

The ‘one size fits all’ approach to the implementation of Greening measures does not adequately reflect the reality of farming, according to Macra President…

Department says it continues to prioritise delayed payment cases

December 6, 2015

Agri-Business

All outstanding Basic Payment Scheme, Greening and Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) cases, are continuing to be prioritised by the Department of Agriculture.…

Provisional 2015 estimates show dramatic reduction in winter wheat production

October 5, 2015

Tillage

The area under winter wheat looks to have fallen a massive 17% this year, according to Teagasc’s provisional cereal harvest estimates 2015. The…

Leading agricultural academic calls for greening measure to be scrapped

August 12, 2015

Tillage

The Common Agricultural Policy’s (CAP) new greening measure has come in for some scathing criticism from a leading agricultural policy academic. Professor Emeritus…

UFU discusses Greening difficulties with DARD

March 25, 2015

N.Ireland

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has met with Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) officials to discuss the difficulties associated with the implementation of…

CAP reforms driving tillage farmers cropping decisions

March 18, 2015

Tillage

CAP Reform, Greening and Sustainable Use Directive are driving decisions on many tillage farms this spring, according to Teagasc. Previously mooted changes in tillage…

‘Northern crop growers face many challenges under new CAP’

March 9, 2015

Tillage

Northern Ireland’s crop growers face many challenges under the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Basic Payment Scheme, according to The Department of Agriculture and Rural…

Elimination of unannounced inspections part of IFA’s submission on CAP simplification

March 7, 2015

Agri Politics

Elimination of unannounced inspections form part of the IFA’s submission to European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan on Simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy…

A practical approach to greening requirements – Teagasc

February 4, 2015

Featured

With 30% of direct payments dependent on meeting the ‘greening’ criteria, it is important that farmers understand and comply with the new rules, Ivan Whitten…

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