CAP / Schemes
Timeline of key payments outlined in new Farmers' Charter
The new Farmers’ Charter, which was agreed this week, outlines a timeline of payment dates for key farm schemes, following...
CAP
Agri-Business
'Important addition' made to new Farmers' Charter - Golden
An “important addition” has been made to the Farmers’ Charter to ensure schemes are designed in a “practical and straightforward”...
CAP / Schemes
DAFM: Delayed eco-scheme payments will be issued by July
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that finalisations for over 300 farmers still awaiting eco-scheme...
Rural Life
Council of EU gives final green light for CAP review
The Council of the EU has formally given the final approval for a review of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP),...
CAP / Schemes
Agreement on Farmers' Charter edging closer
An agreement between farm organisations and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine on the new Farmers’ Charter is...
CAP / Schemes
Member states urged to apply simplified CAP rules this year
EU member states have been urged to begin applying simplified rules under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) before the year...
CAP / Schemes
Monitoring committee of new Farmers' Charter 'must get going'
With negotiations on a new Farmers’ Charter covering the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to 2027 set to reach their...
CAP / Schemes
ACRES: Minister announces issuing of interim payments
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has announced the issuing of an interim payment to participants in...
CAP / Schemes
ACRES interim payment rates 'a fair effort to address concerns'
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) has said that the interim payment rates for the Agri Climate Rural...
Agri-Business
EMB: EU farming must move from dependence on taxpayer money
The European Milk Board (EMB) is calling for long-term reforms in the EU farming system, including moving away from dependence...
Environment
ACRES: 1,300 commonages assessed in four months
The assessment of 97,000ha spread out among 1,300 commonages has been completed in just over four months for the Agri-Climate...
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 / Schemes
Minister advises farmers to prepare for Tranche 2 of ACRES
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue is today (Thursday, October 12) advising farmers to start preparing for...
Agri-Business
OECD report calls for better targeting of EU farmer payments
The targeting of direct payments to farmers should be improved to reflect the “ambitious policy goals” of the EU, according...
CAP / Schemes
Changes to current CAP will be critical - EU think tank
The EU needs to adopt a more multi-dimensional approach to the Common Agricultural policy (CAP) to focus on “managing land...
CAP / Schemes
TAMS: New administrative and IT systems delaying approvals
New administrative and information technology (IT) support systems are part of the reason for the delay in approvals of applications...
CAP / Schemes
ACRES tranche 2 to open in mid-October
A second tranche for the Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) will open in mid-October with no changes to the...
CAP / Schemes
CAP: Report claims Irish strategic plan contains 'fairwashing tricks'
A new report has claimed that Ireland’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plan 2023-2027 contains a number of “fairwashing tricks”....