CAP / Schemes
Budget 2019: Department of Agriculture allocated extra €57 million
In his announcement of Budget 2019, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has revealed a number of changes for Irish agriculture,...
CAP / Schemes
In his announcement of Budget 2019, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has revealed a number of changes for Irish agriculture,...
Beef
The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, is expected to announce the availability of funding for a new €20 million beef...
CAP / Schemes
A county-by-county breakdown of participating farms under the Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme (SDAS) has shown a broad range in figures....
Agri Politics
A €20 million beef support package – entitled the Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot – is expected to be announced tomorrow...
CAP / Schemes
A county-by-county breakdown of participating farms under the Sustainable Beef and Lamb Assurance Scheme (SBLAS) has shown a broad range...
N.Ireland
The decision to increase Northern Ireland’s rate of advance payments for 2018 from 50% to 70% of claim value has...
CAP / Schemes
The much-talked-about low-cost loan scheme will be available at the start of 2019, according to Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed....
CAP / Schemes
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has announced the appointment of Brendan Gleeson as the new Secretary...
N.Ireland
The exchange rate to be used to calculate 2018 direct payments and the Young Farmers’ Payment was announced by the...
CAP / Schemes
The performance to-date of the Knowledge Transfer (KT) Programme has been described as “very disappointing” by Charlie McConalogue, who noted...
Agri Politics
The US would welcome a reduction in the level of agricultural subsidies under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the...
CAP / Schemes
There was a data breach involving 759 farmer participants of the Knowledge Transfer (KT) Scheme earlier this year, the Department...
Agri Politics
It is “almost inevitable” that changes will be made to the proposed legislation on reforming the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)...
CAP / Schemes
Farmers who planted protein crops this season look set to get a hefty payment. €3 million has been allocated to...
CAP / Schemes
Ireland continues to have the “unwavering support” from the other member states of the European union (EU), according to the...
CAP / Schemes
Payments worth over €185.6 million under the 2018 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme and Areas of Specific Constraint (Islands) Scheme,...
CAP / Schemes
By Sean Doorley, drystock advisor, Longford Town In August, the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed outlined a number of temporary...
CAP / Schemes
Negotiations to bring much-needed rebalancing in the relationship between farmers and commercial buyers of produce continue, according to MEP Matt...