Environment
Fior Bhia farm fulfills a vision of 'infinite income potential'
The new type of farmer takes the bull by the horns and has the confidence to change from the norm,...
CAP Payments
CAP / Schemes
Department publishes top direct payment beneficiaries for 2021
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has published the beneficiaries of direct payments under the Common Agricultural Policy...
CAP / Schemes
CAP beneficiaries: Where do Teagasc and Bord Bia stand?
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has revealed the beneficiaries of payments under the Common Agricultural Policy...
CAP / Schemes
Who received the highest direct payments per county in 2020?
This week, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine published a list of beneficiaries of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)...
CAP / Schemes
Revealed: Top 10 CAP direct payment beneficiaries for 2020
The below list details the 10 beneficiaries who received the highest direct payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) last...
CAP / Schemes
LPIS: New BPS mapping system rolls out to 9 counties in 2021
The roll-out of the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) – the new mapping system used to determine Basic Payment Scheme...
CAP / Schemes
How will farmer payments be affected during CAP transition?
With the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) expected to come into force in 2023 – and a two-year transition period...
CAP / Schemes
BDGP: Which county had the most clawbacks...and which had the highest average?
A total of 488 farmers have had to repay monies issued under the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) either...
CAP / Schemes
New mapping system for direct payments rolls out
The roll-out of the new land mapping database, the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS), is ongoing according to the Department of...
CAP / Schemes
2019 CAP payments 'expose inequalities in Irish agriculture' - Carthy
The publication last week of the beneficiaries of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payments for 2019 “expose obscene inequalities at the...
CAP / Schemes
Who were the highest CAP direct payment beneficiaries in each county?
Last week, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine published a list of beneficiaries of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)...
CAP / Schemes
Revealed: Top 10 CAP direct payment beneficiaries for 2019
The recipients who received the largest payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in 2019 have been revealed. The below...
Agri Politics
Derogation farmers 'should not qualify for CAP payments' - INHFA
Farmers availing of the nitrates derogation should not qualify for Common Agricultural Payments (CAP) payments, according to the Irish Natura...
CAP / Schemes
Option to extend CAP payment application deadline open to each country
European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan has given the option of a month’s extension to EU member...
N.Ireland
New record for Northern Ireland CAP payments
A record 97% of farmers in Northern Ireland have received their full or balance CAP payments in time for Christmas....
N.Ireland
UK think tank calls for farm subsidies to be axed after Brexit
Policy Exchange has advised the British government to phase-out direct subsidies and income support for farmers by 2025 – even...
CAP / Schemes
BPS and CAP payments: How much is too much?
The introduction of a €60,000 ceiling for payments under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) has been called for by Fianna...
Agri-Business
Map: Which county received the highest average CAP payment in 2016?
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine recently revealed a comprehensive list of all the beneficiaries of Common Agricultural...