Agri Politics
MEP claims government seeking 'sweeping powers' under CAP
The Irish government is seeking “unprecedented powers” in the negotiation of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), to force farmers...
Agri Politics
The Irish government is seeking “unprecedented powers” in the negotiation of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), to force farmers...
Environment
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has opened a public consultation on the draft ‘scoping report’ for...
CAP / Schemes
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has put forward a comprehensive set of measures to foster agroecology in the...
CAP / Schemes
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus believes “this may be the last generation of family farmers” due to increased land concentration....
Opinion
Food Harvest 2020 has come and gone and all the ambitions that were talked between the then Minster for Agriculture,...
N.Ireland
Farmers and rural communities in the North could be left behind as the Republic moves ahead with implementing its €10.5...
CAP / Schemes
Earlier today, the European Commission issued a set of recommendations to each member state for formulating the Common Agriculture Policy...
CAP / Schemes
The European Commission recommendations to be included in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) strategic plans for member states have received...
CAP / Schemes
The European Commission has published recommendations for actions and policies to be included in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) strategic...
CAP / Schemes
The Council of the EU, which brings together the government ministers from each member state, has formally adopted a budget...
Beef
Both of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) presidential candidates agree on the principle that Ireland’s suckler industry...
CAP / Schemes
More than half of EU citizens believe that agriculture has already made a significant contribution to climate action – but...
Beef
The European Commission has been called on to “address contradictions” in the Green Deal and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)....
Agri Politics
Two countries have vetoed the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021 to 2027 over a number of political differences....
CAP / Schemes
The first trilogue on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform will take place this afternoon (Tuesday, November 10). Executive Vice-President...
Agri Politics
Two Irish MEPs are among the signatories of a letter to the president of the European Commission calling for the...
Tillage
Biodiversity is a buzzword at present and increasing it will form a key part of the new Common Agricultural Policy...
CAP / Schemes
MEP Billy Kelleher has described the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as “not perfect and far from ideal, but immeasurably...