Agri Politics
Calls for a postal survey to be carried out as part of CAP consultation
Calls have been made for a postal survey to be carried out as part of the current CAP post-2020 consultation...
Agri Politics
Calls have been made for a postal survey to be carried out as part of the current CAP post-2020 consultation...
CAP / Schemes
Delays in GLAS payments are a major issue for the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Payments Unit, which has dealt with...
Rural Life
Fears were expressed that rural Ireland will be “forgotten about” in the National Planning Framework (NPF) 2040 at a meeting...
Beef
Uncertainty over the ambitious EU-Mercosur trade agreement lingers on as unconfirmed reports suggest the EU has raised its beef import...
Beef
Pat McCormack expects to see live exporters represented at the upcoming Beef Forum – as was agreed at the previous...
Rural Life
Addressing the “huge rural-urban gap in the provision of broadband” is essential to the future of farming in Ireland, EU Commissioner...
CAP / Schemes
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed is to be invited to appear before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture to explain...
Agri Politics
Reports that the European Union has moved to increase its offer on beef access for Mercosur from 70,000t to 99,000t in...
Agri Politics
Discussions about the future reorientation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020 are well underway, according to MEP and first...
Agri Politics
The current implementation system for nitrates records is not working and needs to be reformed, according to Denis Drennan, chairperson...
Agri Politics
Better prices, more work on exports, farm safety, mental health awareness and protecting the family farm were all issues highlighted...
Agri Politics
The next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) must be designed on the principle that farmers “who go the extra mile get...
Agri Politics
A potential EU-Mercosur trade deal “defies logic” and poses the most immediate challenge facing Irish beef exports, Pat McCormack, president...
Grass
The transport subsidy scheme announced by the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed earlier today will help to alleviate fodder problems,...
Agri Politics
The long-awaited fodder transport subsidy scheme for the west and north-west regions has finally been announced by Minister for Agriculture,...
Agri Politics
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) will appoint a new Beef Committee chairman and a new Rural Development...
Agri Politics
A public consultation on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020 is set to be launched, the Minister...
N.Ireland
Farmers have voiced their frustration that decisions affecting some of Northern Ireland’s biggest agricultural issues have been put on the...