Agri-Business
The European Commission is taking steps to allow EU member states to pay higher advances of Common...
According to this years National Farm Survey, direct payments remained an important source of income for farms across the country in 2024.
Ahead of the European Commission’s first draft proposal of the long-term EU Budget next month, MEP Nina Carberry discussed CAP funding
The department has published the annual list of who benefitted from payments under the CAP in the 2024 programme year.
With the deadline of the 2025 Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) applications just over...
Agri Politics
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget needs to be increased and adjusted to inflation, and simplified, according to an Irish MEP.
N.Ireland
The DUP’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Westminster spokesperson, Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart, has praised the Depa...
Farmers will be able to receive up to 70% of their direct payments in advance as of October 16, compared with 50% currently.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced the commencement of direct payments to Northern Ireland farmers
The average direct payment received per farm last year totaled €19,628 according to the Teagasc National Farm Survey 2023.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has released its annual publication of beneficiaries of direct payments for 2023.
The EMB is calling for long-term reforms in the EU farming system, including moving away from dependence on taxpayer money.
The EU agricultural sector must tackle gender bias, generational renewal and labour issues, according to the OECD.
The targeting of direct payments to farmers should be improved to reflect the "ambitious policy goals" of the EU, according to an OECD report.
The ECA has published its annual report for 2022, where it undertook an audit of EU budget spending and payments to member states.
A total of £291.3 million in Direct Payments has been issued to 98% of Northern Ireland farmers...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is currently recruiting for a new head of direct payments.
Balancing payments under the 2022 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Greening have commenced. The...
Farmers’ individual Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition 8 (GAEC 8) and ‘eco scheme...
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been issued direct payments six weeks earlier than previous years.. Payments worth a combined...
Rural Life
The value of direct payments to farmers decreased by 3% in aggregate terms in2021, according to the latest Teagasc National Farm Survey.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has published the beneficiaries of direct payments under the CAP for 2021.
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has announced the schedule of in-person Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) clinics.
