Agri-Business
OECD: CAP must address gender bias and generational renewal
The EU agriculture sector is undergoing structural change but needs to address gender bias, generational renewal and labour issues, according...
CAP Reform
Agri-Business
Pillar 1 Cap Reform leaves dairy 'worse off'- Teagasc
Dairy farms could be “worse off” under the new Pillar I Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Reform, according to economists at...
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Transform your calf rearing with a JFC automatic feeder
We recently caught up with Richard Lowe who is a dairy farmer from Adare, Co. Limerick, who shares how the...
CAP / Schemes
EU Commission approves all 28 CAP Strategic Plans
The European Commission has today (Wednesday, December 14), approved all 28 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plans, one for each...
Rural Life
Watch: Farmland - ACRES reaction and young farmer challenges
This week’s episode of Farmland, discusses plans to establish a new group for young dairy farmers, and hears from one farm...
CAP / Schemes
'We must go back to basics with CAP' - Cahill
The chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has said that the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)...
CAP / Schemes
CAP deal: 'We cannot let 'perfect' be the enemy of good'
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform agreement received its final ratification in the European Parliament yesterday (Tuesday, November 23), almost...
Dairy
Dairy beef scheme: Max number of eligible calves per farmer confirmed
The maximum number of calves per farmer that will be eligible under the forthcoming Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme in the...
CAP / Schemes
Minister confirms 'active farmer' stocking density in next CAP
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has confirmed that a minimum stocking density requirement will be part...
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Farmer Wellbeing Board offers support to those in need
“A picture paints a thousand words” – this well-known phrase perfectly captures the essence of the Farmer Wellbeing Board, designed...
CAP / Schemes
Department considering 'active farmer' stocking density
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is considering a minimum stocking density for the definition of active farmers...
Video
ICSA outlines its proposals for CAP Strategic Plan
More funding needs to be provided for young farmers under the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), according to the Irish...
Beef
'CAP reform is slowly making suckler-beef farms unviable'
The reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a major talking point in farming circles at the moment. It...
CAP / Schemes
Department reveals 5 eco-scheme actions for new CAP
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has revealed proposals for five different eco-scheme actions for the next Common...
CAP / Schemes
Next CAP: Sliding scale urged for eco scheme payments
A “sliding scale” system of payments depending on the extensive or intensive nature of one’s farm has been called for...
CAP / Schemes
Minister to begin CAP consultation mart tour
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine Charlie McConalogue will begin a tour of marts around the country with the aim...
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Transition milk replacer-fed heifer calves produce more milk in 1st lactation
Heifer calves fed a transition milk replacer in their first 10 days of life produced a remarkable 947L more milk...
CAP / Schemes
January 1 deadline for CSP 'a challenging one' - Minister
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said that the deadline of January 1, 2022 for EU...
Beef
Beef Plan Movement wants equal treatment for the suckler beef farmer
A move to set a limit on herd size over the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reference period will have...
Agri Politics
CAP: Admin costs for new schemes raised with ministers
The administration costs of schemes under the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for 2023 to 2027 is an area of...
CAP / Schemes
CAP deal 'an improvement on status quo' - MEP
An MEP for Ireland Midlands-North West has said that the current agreement on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for 2023...