Agri-Business
Minister Martin Heydon has said there is a "balance we're going to have to strike" when it comes to the CAP.
The EU Commissioner for Agriculture has told agriculture ministers that the CAP must show it is a "policy of the future" to secure funding.
The European Commission will look to redirect unspent money under Pillar II of the CAP to boost supports under its Fertiliser Action Plan.
Agri Politics
European Commissioner for Agriculture Christophe Hansen has confirmed he will present the commission's Fertiliser Action Plan on May 19.
The European Commission will allocate €21.5 million in emergency support for farmers in three EU member states.
The European Commissioner for Agriculture has moved to downplay the possibility of the CBAM being suspended on fertiliser imports to the EU.
A meeting of EU agriculture ministers will take place in the Council of the EU today, with the future of CAP again on the agenda.
Rural Life
The European Commissioner for Agriculture has said that he wants to see money under CAP going towards "those who are actively producing".
Beef
Commissioner Christophe Hansen was quizzed by members of the Oireachtas on the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement today.
The European Commissioner for Agriculture has said that work will continue in 2026 for a "more competitive" and "fairer" agriculture sector.
The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food has warned that without new farmers there will be no future for farming.
Farmers and foresters in the EU are calling for an "ambitious" bioeconomy strategy to recognise the role of agriculture and forestry.
An Irish MEP has presented what he has described as a nine-point 'family farm reform plan' to the European Commissioner for Agriculture.
Cowen has raised concerns that the recently published EU Vision for Agriculture 'lacks crucial clarity' on funding around the CAP
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has welcomed the publication of the EU Commission’s ‘Vision for Agriculture and Food’.
Commissioner Hansen has said that future CAP funding should be directed towards young farmers, as well as smaller farms and family farms.
IFA deputy president Alice Doyle said that farmers 'cannot afford to wait' to implement ambitions in the EU Vision for agriculture
The new Vision for Agriculture aims to ensure farmers are not forced to "systematically" sell their products below production costs.
The European Commission is expected to commit to making the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) "simpler and more targeted" next week.
EU Commissioner Christophe Hansen has urged that a reform on simplification for farmers is completed 'well ahead' of the next EU elections
Commissioner Hansen discussed a wide range of topics central to Irish farmers while attending a family farm in Co. Kildare
The ICMSA president Denis Drennan has urged the EU Commissioner for Agriculture Christophe Hansen to ban below-cost selling of food.
EU Commissioner Christophe Hansen said that he will remain 'committed' to supporting and saving average family farms in Ireland
