CAP / Schemes
'Irish farmers shouldn't be penalised for the UK's decision to leave the EU'
Loyal Irish farmers shouldn’t be penalised for the UK’s decision to leave the EU, according to the president of the...
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...
CAP / Schemes
Calls have been made for farmers to receive payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for not farming by the...
CAP / Schemes
Almost 60% of the general public think the main responsibility of farmers in Irish society is to “provide safe, healthy...
Agri-Business
Farmers shouldn’t need to apologise for calling for an increase in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget, according to the...
CAP / Schemes
If an inspector doesn’t carry out an on-farm inspection correctly, there should be no fines issued as a result of...
Agri-Business
More than 1,200 amendments have been proposed by MEPs in response to the European Commission’s draft paper on ‘The Future...
Tillage
The EU must do its utmost to increase and improve protein crop production at farm level and diversify imports from...
Rural Life
A proposal to create an Erasmus scheme for young farmers – enabling them to avail of training opportunities in other EU...
Opinion
Fine Gael Member of the European Parliament (MEP), Sean Kelly, seems confident that the EU’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural...
Rural Life
An advertising campaign coordinated by Agri Aware which focuses on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is set to reach 4...
Agri Politics
US President Donald Trump’s much-publicised new import tariffs could have knock-on implications for EU farm food produced under the Common...
Agri-Business
Farmers are reminded that they have just days left to have their say on Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform. A...
Rural Life
The reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020 could help reduce the number of farm fatalities in Ireland. This...
Opinion
Back in 2014, when Russia introduced an import ban on most EU food imports, Brussels reacted by putting in place...
Agri-Business
The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, has moved to downplay concerns over potential significant cuts to...
Agri Politics
Comments made by the European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources on the possibility of cuts to the Common Agricultural...
Agri Politics
European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources Gunther Oettinger has said it will be impossible to avoid cuts to the...