CAP / Schemes
Hen Harrier Scheme given green light by Creed
The Hen Harrier Scheme, a new support scheme for farmers in designated hen harrier habitats, was officially launched by the...
CAP / Schemes
The Hen Harrier Scheme, a new support scheme for farmers in designated hen harrier habitats, was officially launched by the...
Environment
The newly-announced national Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH), will not be funded “on a pocket full of change”, according to...
CAP / Schemes
It has arisen that almost 10,000 applicants in the Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) are not currently eligible for 2017...
CAP / Schemes
The next installment of payments under the 2017 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Greening has now begun, the Minister for...
Agri Politics
Several hundred farmers attended at a national rally held by the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) in Sligo...
Agri Politics
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has spent €947,000 this year on farm satellite inspections, according to the...
CAP / Schemes
The 2017 advance payments for the two main agri-environment schemes are commencing this week, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and...
Agri-Business
The vision for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020 moved one step closer this morning, with the publication of the EU’s...
CAP / Schemes
The CEO of Bord Bia, Tara McCarthy, was recently called upon to defend the Irish Food Board’s criteria for inspecting...
Sheep
A total of 20,515 farmers have received their 85% advance payment under the Sheep Welfare Scheme, according to the latest...
CAP / Schemes
Hundreds of commonage management plans (CMPs) have yet to be completed under the Green, Low-Carbon, Environment Scheme (GLAS), according to...
CAP / Schemes
Underpasses, CCTV and security grants for farmers will all remain ineligible for funding under Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes II (TAMS...
Agri Politics
Farm organisations have broadly welcomed updated EU rules aimed at simplifying the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2018; however, they warn...
Sheep
Some 20,000 sheep farmers are set to benefit from 85% advance payments under the Sheep Welfare Scheme, the Minister for Agriculture,...
Beef
Some participants in both strands of the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) have yet to complete their carbon navigator requirements...
CAP / Schemes
Grass utilisation, agri-finance issues and legal matters are some of the key topics set to be discussed at an upcoming...
CAP / Schemes
Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) payments in 2017 are ahead of where they were this time last year, the Minister...
CAP / Schemes
There are no plans to include generators under Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes II (TAMS II) measures, according to the Minister...