CAP / Schemes
Creed to meet EU ministers opposed to CAP cuts
This week the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, will meet with some of his European counterparts...
CAP / Schemes
This week the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, will meet with some of his European counterparts...
CAP / Schemes
Suckler farming is at a “crucial turning point” with current productivity gains all moving in the right direction, the Irish...
Dairy
A software glitch detected by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) momentarily “rocked farmer confidence” in genetic evaluations, Sean Coughlan,...
CAP / Schemes
The static income figures for drystock farmers revealed in the Teagasc Farm Survey for 2017 demonstrates where Common Agricultural Policy...
CAP / Schemes
The introduction of non-European Economic Area (EEA) work permits under a new Government pilot scheme is “not a sustainable solution”...
CAP / Schemes
Farmers have been warned by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to ensure that their Basic Payment Scheme...
Beef
If suckler beef was marketed as a “premium product” the sector wouldn’t be “forced to beg” the Government for the...
CAP / Schemes
The Department of Agriculture’s switch to 100% online applications should mean no more delays in letting farmers know of issues...
CAP / Schemes
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has announced the commencement this week of the 2017 balancing...
Agri-Business
During the first three months of 2018, the Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) provided facilities for more than €4.4 million in...
Environment
A one-month extension has been granted to the deadline by which derogation farmers must have 50% of the their slurry...
Beef
Concerns over the suckler herd’s survival and the efficacy of the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) will be raised...
CAP / Schemes
The issuing of balancing payments for the Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) will commence from this Friday (May 18) onwards,...
CAP / Schemes
A one-month extension is being sought to slurry requirements for derogation farmers by the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA)....
CAP / Schemes
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has today confirmed that over 129,700 farmers applied online for...
CAP / Schemes
Farmers are being reminded that they can make amendments to their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applications until the end of...
CAP / Schemes
Farmers who have not yet submitted their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applications are urged to do so ahead of midnight...
Agri Politics
Plans to issue 50 permits to workers from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) to work on dairy farms is...