Agri Politics
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food meets this week to discuss the Common...
Agri-Business
A group of EU farm organisations will hold a "flash action" in France on the twin issues of the EU's budget and the future of the CAP.
A farm organisation has urged for the budget allocation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to...
Rural Life
An Irish MEP is calling on the government to ensure that it fully uses the mechanisms in the new CAP to boost available funding.
A meeting of member states' agriculture ministers yesterday saw several member states criticise the commission's plans for the new CAP.
The European Parliament has voted to adopt a report from its Agriculture Committee that rejects proposals for the next CAP.
Environment
The Green Party has said that the Proposed EU Budget for 2028-35 must be "reframed" to protect farming, rural development and nature.
Beef
The ICSA has said that the European Commission's proposal on the future of the CAP "sends a chilling message" on farm incomes.
Luke Ming Flanagan has said that the proposed cut in the CAP budget for 2028 to 2034 is "extremely disappointing".
The group representing young farmers in the EU has said that the process of finalising the new CAP post-2027 is set to be "long and chaotic".
The IFA has said the European Commission must be "faced down" on proposals for the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget.
The European Parliament's Agriculture and Rural Development Committee (AGRI) called for an increased and standalone budget for the CAP.
The European Parliament's agriculture committee will hold what one Irish MEP described as a key vote on the parliament's CAP priorities.
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers' Association (INHFA) is concerned about the "possible unravelling" of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP).
Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher said there is "no doubt" that there is a lot of concern about the next CAP budget.
The IFA has published a set of principles it wants to see followed in the new CAP post-2027, including a "farm activity support scheme".
An Irish MEP has written to Minister Martin Heydon calling on him to push for the LEADER programme to be included in the next CAP.
With proposals on the format of the next CAP post-2027 set to be revealed, EU farm organisations are continuing to express their concerns.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) has identified Ireland's main priorities for the post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) negotiations.
