Agri Politics
As we've covered on Agriland this week, the EU will soon have a new agriculture chief to oversee its regulations and directives on farming.
Agri-Business
The EU agricultural sector must tackle gender bias, generational renewal and labour issues, according to the OECD.
The targeting of direct payments to farmers should be improved to reflect the "ambitious policy goals" of the EU, according to an OECD report.
A new report has claimed that Ireland's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plan 2023-2027 contains a number of "fairwashing tricks".
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) has confirmed that 46,230 farmers across the country applied for the new ACRES scheme.
New regulations from January could give farmers the opportunity to submit complaints to the EU on Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) issues.
The CAP Strategic Plans have been approved by the European Commission, marking the commencement of the new Common Agricultural Policy.
Flexibility will be needed during the implementation of the new CAP Strategic Plan, particularly in the early years, the minister said.
The European Commission has approved the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plans submitted by Germany, Greece and Lithuania.
The EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Janusz Wojciechowski, has said that a stronger CAP will be needed beyond 2027.
Rural Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5oe_zB4Xq4 This week’s episode...
The individual stocking rates for farmers for schemes under the new CAP are now available through the Department's agfood portal.
Minister Heather Humphreys, has welcomed the European Commission's approval of Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan.
Macra na Feirme has said that the approval of Ireland's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic...
Ireland's CAP Strategic Plan is "no longer fit for purpose" due to increasing costs for farmers, one farm organisation has said.
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has said that Ireland's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)...
The European Commission has today (Wednesday, August 31) approved the Common Agricultural Policy...
Beef
Ireland's revised CAP Strategic Plan will refocus the Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme on "keeping calves in the island".
This week, Farmland focuses on the key changes in the oncoming CAP, nitrates changes and the use of AI in efficient livestock breeding.
This week on Farmland, guests join Agriland' editor Stella Meehan and technical beef specialist...
A CAP Strategic Plan revision will allow farmers to draw down full payment on land parcels that contain up to 50% of "beneficial features".
Sinn Féin agriculture spokesperson, Matt Carthy has called on the minister for agriculture to publish the updated CAP Strategic Plan.
Under the next CAP, maintaining a stocking rate below 1.2LU/ha will be counted as two actions in the eco-scheme.
