CAP / Schemes
Entitlements and reference years deemed 'barriers to entry' for young farmers
Entitlement and reference years have been deemed “barriers to entry” for young farmers, according to the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and...
CAP / Schemes
Entitlement and reference years have been deemed “barriers to entry” for young farmers, according to the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and...
CAP / Schemes
Concerns in relation to whether part-time farmers could continue to draw down payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020...
Rural Life
Hard-line demands from farm organisations on increasing or maintaining the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget have been criticised as “wishful...
CAP / Schemes
It is “imperative” that the agricultural sector in Ireland increases its environmental credentials, according to the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural...
CAP / Schemes
There is plenty of demand to buy entitlements this season. However, there is not an appetite to sell. This is...
CAP / Schemes
Cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget are realistic, according to the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development,...
CAP / Schemes
The entitlements trade is beginning to pick up as the deadline for buying and selling draws near. While there is...
CAP / Schemes
If you’re a farmer you will have heard all of the following lines: “those farmers getting money in the post”;...
CAP / Schemes
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said it will challenge through judicial review the department’s decision to move from a two-stage review...
CAP / Schemes
There are many different schemes in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that contribute to direct payments. Each member state uses...
CAP / Schemes
The average direct payment across the European Union (EU) was €266/ha in 2015. Ireland’s average direct payment came in just above...
Agri-Business
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) can be hard to understand at times. Over a series of articles AgriLand will explain...
N.Ireland
New procedures for Northern Irish farmers applying for a ‘review of decisions‘ under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will come...
CAP / Schemes
Irish farm organisations have made their positions clear on reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), following the conclusion of...
CAP / Schemes
A report from the European Commission has illustrated how young farmer numbers declined rapidly during the eight year period from...
CAP / Schemes
Almost 90% of the general public do not “fully understand” the meaning of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), a new...
CAP / Schemes
Loyal Irish farmers shouldn’t be penalised for the UK’s decision to leave the EU, according to the president of the...
Opinion
Members of the general public would be pretty taken aback, I would assume, if it was pointed out to them...