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Details emerge of 2-year CAP transition

June 30, 2020

A two-year long extension to programmes under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has been agreed today, Tuesday, June 30, at EU level. The…

Cowen takes part in first EU agriculture ministers meeting

June 30, 2020

CAP / Schemes

Minister for Agriculture Barry Cowen has taken part in his first EU-level meeting in his new role, with a meeting of the European…

Chart: How much of the EU’s overall spend goes on CAP?

June 26, 2020

CAP / Schemes

Earlier today AgriLand published a report detailing the likely budget that will be allocated for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) next year. There…

MEPs ‘deplore’ Czech Republic PM’s ‘conflict of interest’ in CAP payments

June 26, 2020

Agri Politics

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution “deploring” an apparent conflict of interest involving the prime minister of the Czech Republic and the…

EU allocates just over €40 billion for direct payments for 2021

June 26, 2020

CAP / Schemes

The European Commission will appropriate some €40 billion for the European Agriculture Guarantee Fund for 2021, the pot of funds which is used…

CAP funding increase ‘not coherent with EU Green Deal’ – An Taisce

June 23, 2020

Environment

An Taisce has written to Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Richard Bruton, calling on him to “stand up for the European…

How does tillage fare out in the Programme for Government?

June 16, 2020

Tillage

There isn’t a whole lot of detail about tillage in the Programme for Government, but there are some positives to take. First of…

‘Extra asks have to mean extra funding’: IFA outlines 6 CAP priorities

June 11, 2020

CAP / Schemes

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has identified six points that it believes are key priorities for the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). An…

CAP ‘not effective’ in reversing biodiversity decline – Court of Auditors

June 5, 2020

CAP / Schemes

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was not effective in reversing the decades-long decline in biodiversity – and intensive farming remains a main cause…

Commissioner on ‘monitoring’ Mercosur and CAP support for feed production

June 4, 2020

CAP / Schemes

Reducing the distance between farm and fork was a key theme outlined by European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski in discussions on trade…

‘Inspected farmers will not see payment delays’ – IFA

June 4, 2020

CAP / Schemes

Direct payments to farmers selected for inspection by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine will not be delayed this year, according…

Who were the highest CAP direct payment beneficiaries in each county?

June 3, 2020

CAP / Schemes

Last week, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine published a list of beneficiaries of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) direct payments in…