CAP / Schemes
Healy says Government must capitalise on EU CAP support
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president, Joe Healy, is calling on the Government to take advantage of the European Parliament’s...
CAP / Schemes
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president, Joe Healy, is calling on the Government to take advantage of the European Parliament’s...
Agri Politics
Mairead McGuinness, Vice-President of the European Parliament, has criticised the European Court of Auditors over its report into the reform...
Agri-Business
Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy will host a seminar entitled ‘The Future of Irish Farming’ in Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, this...
Agri Politics
A citizens dialogue on the future of Irish agriculture and the agri-food sector took place recently at the Hillgrove Hotel,...
Environment
The “artificial divide” between farmers and environmentalists has been criticised by MEP Mairead McGuinness, who said that many farmers are...
N.Ireland
Farmers in Northern Ireland will retain the right to have an independent review of their CAP application – but only...
CAP / Schemes
European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan has described progress on negotiations for increasing the EU agriculture budget...
Agri-Business
Knee-jerk reactions to extreme weather events are “totally unacceptable“, according to independent TD Sean Canney. Reacting to the meeting of...
CAP / Schemes
An additional €10 billion has been secured for farm modernisation under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), European Commissioner for Agriculture...
CAP / Schemes
Farmers have a significant role to play when it comes to flood management, according to the leader of the Green...
CAP / Schemes
The European Commission has been called upon to have an “open mind” in terms of making financial support available to...
Beef
Calls for a coupled suckler payment were once again dismissed by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael...
CAP / Schemes
A “magic money tree” which exists under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for some farmers needs to be “chopped down”,...
CAP / Schemes
Concerns surrounding the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) were the main focus of a meeting between a delegation...
Environment
There are “no free passes” for agriculture – or any other sector – when it comes to the environment and...
N.Ireland
High Court has granted permission for a judicial review into a decision made by Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture (DAERA) to...
CAP / Schemes
The definition provided by the European Commission for a ‘genuine farmer’ is “not a satisfactory one“, the assistant secretary general of...
CAP / Schemes
The “tough timeline” relating to the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020 could see the current policy “rolling...