Schemes
Direct payments under the CAP for farmers receiving a pension could be spared under the latest version of the CAP proposals.
Barry Cowen has backed a threat from some MEPs to pull support for a key part of the next EU budget unless CAP is guaranteed higher funding.
EU farmers have reacted critically to the latest proposals for the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) published this week.
An MEP has warned that new proposals on the next CAP will put member states on "course for a head-on confrontation" with the parliament.
A proposal to make the ANC scheme optional for EU countries rather than mandatory under the next CAP has sparked anger.
Minister Heydon has said that EU member states have agreed on the format of the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for 2028 to 2034.
Agri-Business
Minister Martin Heydon has this evening extended the deadline for farmers to confirm records on the National Fertiliser Database
Irish MEP Ciaran Mullooly has demanded concrete Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funding guarantees...
Podcast
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Payments
BISS and CRISS payments have landed today - we break down the figures county by county to reveal where the largest payments are going.
BISS and CRISS payments will begin to issue to farmers today after they were delayed due to the public services strike.
Rural Life
MEP Barry Cowen has heavily criticised fellow MEPs for what he called "fantasy football" economics on the budget for the next CAP.
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has confirmed that delayed farm payments will start to issue from tomorrow (Thursday, October 22).
There are no plans to amend the eligibility criteria for the fuel support scheme at this point to include HVO, Minister Martin Heydon has said.
The government must provide "substantive clarity" to Irish farmers on what contingency measures are being prepared amid CAP uncertainty.
Delayed payments under the BISS and CRISS will issue to farmers this week, Minister Martin Heydon has confirmed.
The increase to the ceilings for bovine TB compensation is to "reflect the changes in market conditions and align with market values".
Commencement of advance payments under the 2026 Eco-Scheme has been announced today (Friday, October 16).
Europe’s farming organisations have sounded the alarm in a "landmark declaration" to defend the CAP and its budget.
Fuel support scheme
Deputy Healy-Rae has expressed disappointment after confirmation that the Fuel Income Support Scheme will not reopen to new applicants.
DAFM's computer system for the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is still being impacted by some technical issues.
Strike action
DAFM staff from were among thousands of workers who took to picket lines today in the biggest public sector strike in almost two decades.
