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Survey: 78% say their farm is not viable without direct payments

September 17, 2019

The ‘state of the nation survey’ – conducted with almost 3,000 farmer participants in recent days by AgriLand and AgriMatters.ie – has revealed that…

Racing enterprise received over €200,000 in direct payments

May 31, 2019

CAP / Schemes

A horse racing enterprise in Co. Kildare received over €200,000 in direct payments in 2018, as well as almost €4,000 as an area…

County-by-county breakdown: Highest CAP direct payment beneficiaries

May 31, 2019

CAP / Schemes

By Sylvester Phelan and Charles O’Donnell The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has published a list of beneficiaries of Common Agricultural…

Revealed: Top 10 CAP direct payment beneficiaries

May 31, 2019

CAP / Schemes

By Charles O’Donnell and Sylvester Phelan The recipients who received the largest payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in 2018 have been…

100% convergence: ‘As a townie I know it will benefit everyone in rural Ireland’

April 2, 2019

CAP / Schemes

The decision by MEPs to back another round of proposals to reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020 “will benefit everyone in rural…

Hogan ‘not in a position’ to see out CAP 2014-2020

March 18, 2019

CAP / Schemes

EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan might not be around to see out the next Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), an…

Mapping rebuild: Farmers urged to check entitlement eligibility figures

March 6, 2019

CAP / Schemes

Affected farmers are being urged to check their land parcel details and Maximum Eligible Area (MEA) figures following the phased rebuild of the…

Direct payments: How do farm bodies define a ‘genuine farmer’?

February 1, 2019

Agri Politics

Under the EU’s legislative proposals for the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020, direct payments will apparently be ringfenced exclusively for ‘genuine…

Date set for National Reserve and Young Farmer payments

November 22, 2018

CAP / Schemes

A start date for issuing of payments under the National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme for 2018 has been set by the…

Direct payments and Young Farmers’ Payment exchange rate confirmed

September 28, 2018

N.Ireland

The exchange rate to be used to calculate 2018 direct payments and the Young Farmers’ Payment was announced by the Department of Agriculture,…

UK moves to axe direct payments post-Brexit

September 12, 2018

CAP / Schemes

The UK Government is introducing its post-Brexit Agriculture Bill to Parliament in Westminster today (September 12) – with the proposal to end direct…

Proposal to cap direct payments ‘totally unsuitable to our circumstances’

July 6, 2018

CAP / Schemes

The proposal, as it stands, to cap direct payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020 has been described as “totally unsuitable to…

€85 million in direct payments ‘lost yearly’ to non-farming landowners

June 11, 2018

CAP / Schemes

Data shows that Irish farmers are losing approximately €85 million in direct support payments due to higher land rental costs, according to the…

‘100% online BPS applications must mean no delays in payments’

May 18, 2018

CAP / Schemes

The Department of Agriculture’s switch to 100% online applications should mean no more delays in letting farmers know of issues with their submissions,…

‘Direct payment cuts won’t affect average farmer on 40ha or less’

May 2, 2018

Agri Politics

Proposals to cap direct payments at €60,000 means the “average farmer” with 40ha or less should not be affected by cuts to the…

How to describe CAP to your non-farmer friends

April 8, 2018

CAP / Schemes

If you’re a farmer you will have heard all of the following lines: “those farmers getting money in the post”; “money for nothing”;…

How are direct payments distributed in the EU?

April 3, 2018

CAP / Schemes

There are many different schemes in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that contribute to direct payments. Each member state uses different schemes and…

How does the Irish ‘cheque in the post’ compare to Europe?

April 2, 2018

CAP / Schemes

The average direct payment across the European Union (EU) was €266/ha in 2015. Ireland’s average direct payment came in just above this figure. Latvia…

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