CAP / Schemes
7 EU states want current CAP revisited to 'accelerate' convergence
Seven member states of the EU are calling for the current Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to be revisited in order...
convergence
CAP / Schemes
CAP: Report claims Irish strategic plan contains 'fairwashing tricks'
A new report has claimed that Ireland’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plan 2023-2027 contains a number of “fairwashing tricks”....
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Agriculture minister says aim is to increase number of full-time farmers
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has said that the aim of his department and that of...
CAP / Schemes
CAP convergence: 'Benefits to many outweigh losses to few'
Convergence of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payments has been backed by the Irish Beef and Lamb Association (IBLA), which says...
CAP / Schemes
New DAFM modelling exercise on CAP conditions called for
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has been called on to conduct a new modelling exercise reflecting...
CAP / Schemes
Minister must 'bite the bullet and get convergence done'
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue is being called on to “bite the bullet and get convergence...
Agri Politics
'Sold a pup': Farmers in west 'lose out' under current CAP
Farmers in western counties such as Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and Roscommon are all losing out under current payments made through...
Agri Politics
Minister 'arguing against interests of majority' in CAP talks - Carthy
Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture Matt Carthy has accused Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue of “arguing...
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Agri Politics
'Flawed debate and reasoning' around convergence
The notion that convergence will deliver for small and medium sized farmers is “completely wrong”, according to the Irish Creamery...
CAP / Schemes
Convergence frustration: 'I feel very sore to be giving to guys who have done nothing'
Farmer frustration was a recurring theme to a meeting this week held by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) in relation...
CAP / Schemes
Survey of hill farmers sees 'overwhelming support' for full convergence
A survey of the membership of the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) has indicated “overwhelming support” for full...
Agri Politics
National Reserve 'expected to retain same basic terms' for 2021
The announcement of a 2021 National Reserve “shows an laudable ambition on the part of the Department of Agriculture to...
Agri Politics
Convergence and countering cuts: An MEP's insight into the next CAP
Making sure that Irish farmers do not lose out in the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will be in the...
Tillage
Convergence could render some tillage farms non-viable
The Annual Review and Outlook for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 2020, which was released today (October 8), highlighted the...
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Tillage
Is convergence a driving force behind farmers leaving tillage?
Convergence may be one of the driving forces behind farmers leaving the tillage sector, according to Prof. Michael Wallace of...
Tillage
Convergence has potential to wipe out tillage
In a week when tillage farmers are looking out at grey skies, wet fields and wheel tracks filled with rain...
Tillage
Convergence short-sighted and bad for tillage - IGGG
This week, newly-appointed Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Darragh Calleary, stated that he believes in convergence. However, he...
Agri Politics
Calleary interview: 'I personally believe in convergence of CAP payments'
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Dara Calleary has set his sights on continuing the EU policy of convergence...