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Autumn GLAS payments could exclude commonage farmers -INHFA
Autumn GLAS payments will not be paid out to commonage farmers who have not completed a Commonage Management Plan (CMP),...
Commonage
Environment
'15,000 commonage farmers left in limbo by Minister Humphreys'
Some 15,000 commonage farmers have been left in limbo by Minister Humphreys and the National Parks and Wildlife Service, INHFA National...
Environment
'Farmers unable to complete GLAS applications as almost 400 commonages without planners'
Almost 400 commonages around Ireland are without an approved GLAS planner to complete commonage management plans. The Irish Natura &...
Environment
'Factory demands taking traditional beef breeds off commonages'
Demands for a certain type of product has had a dramatic impact on the herd profiles of suckler operations in...
Environment
Eligible land area for commonage farmers in GLAS must not decrease - Department
Commonage farmers in GLAS must ensure that the Maximum Eligible Area (MEA) of the commonage as declared on the 2015...
Environment
Hill and commonage farmers say clarification still needed on eligibility
Clarification is still needed on land eligibility guidelines for hill and commonage farmers, according to the Irish Natura and Hill...
Environment
Calls for higher 2015 GLAS payment for commonage farmers
Calls have been made for the Department of Agriculture to allow for a higher GLAS payments to be made in...
Environment
Coveney says over 30% of commonage shareholders joined GLAS 1
Over 30% of commonage shareholders opted to join the first tranche of GLAS, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Simon...
Environment
Commonage farmers facing payment delays
Commonage farmers face payment delays when other farmers on the commonage have issues, the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association has...
Environment
'Realistic deadlines' for GLAS commonage plans to be monitored by Department
The Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney has said he will monitor the progress of advisors in the preparation of commonage...
Environment
Commonage planning guidelines - online application still weeks off
The Department of Agriculture has published its guidelines for commonage planning. However, it has still to publish the full list...
Environment
New October extension for commonage management plans
The Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline for completion of commonage management plans by advisors until October 31. The...
Environment
'Vulnerable farmers have been abandoned by Coveney'
At an emergency meeting of the Irish Natura & Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) in Claremorris recently was told that Minister Coveney...
Environment
'Major U-turn by Department of Agriculture on south Galway inspection decisions'
After reducing two large Slieve Aughty commonages by 55% (from 1090ha to 476ha) and 64% (from 184ha to 67ha), the...
Environment
There is no discrimination around commonage inspections - Coveney
There is no discrimination in relation to the inspection of commonage and private land, Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney has said....
Environment
More than just a naked flame caused recent wild fires
Fires in Killarney National Park and elsewhere hit the headlines in recent weeks and, according to commonage advisor Fergal Monaghan,...
Environment
A number of commonage GLAS advisors to be appointed next week – Minister
A number of commonage GLAS advisors are set to be appointed by the Department of Agriculture next week, according to...
Sheep
'Number of active farmers on commonage declining'
There is anecdotal evidence that Department inspections on commonages and marginal lands are leading to significant reductions in the eligible areas...