N.Ireland
Direct payment 'isn't enough to sustain farm businesses' - Lockhart MP
The DUP’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Westminster spokesperson, Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart, has praised the DAERA for continuing to...
Direct Payments
Agri-Business
Farmers to receive up to 70% of direct payments in advance
Farmers will be able to receive up to 70% of their direct payments in advance as of October 16, compared with 50%...
N.Ireland
DAERA issues nearly £260m in direct payments to farmers
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Andrew Muir has today (Monday, September 2) announced the commencement of...
CAP / Schemes
Direct payments per farm averaged €19,628 in 2023 - report
The average direct payment received per farm last year totaled €19,628 according to the Teagasc National Farm Survey 2023 published...
CAP / Schemes
Where did the top direct payments in each county go in 2023?
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has released its annual publication of beneficiaries of direct payments and other...
Agri-Business
EMB: EU farming must move from dependence on taxpayer money
The European Milk Board (EMB) is calling for long-term reforms in the EU farming system, including moving away from dependence...
Agri-Business
OECD: CAP must address gender bias and generational renewal
The EU agriculture sector is undergoing structural change but needs to address gender bias, generational renewal and labour issues, according...
Agri-Business
OECD report calls for better targeting of EU farmer payments
The targeting of direct payments to farmers should be improved to reflect the “ambitious policy goals” of the EU, according...
CAP / Schemes
Report: EU auditors find errors in direct farm payments
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has published its annual report for 2022, where it undertook an audit of EU...
N.Ireland
£291m in Direct Payments issued to NI farmers
A total of £291.3 million in Direct Payments has been issued to 98% of Northern Ireland farmers today, Friday September...
Agri-Business
DAFM seeks new head of direct payments
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is currently recruiting for a new head of direct payments. The...
Agri-Business
BPS and Greening balancing payments begin issuing
Balancing payments under the 2022 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Greening have commenced. The commencement of the BPS balancing payments...
CAP / Schemes
DAFM releases space for nature values for CAP schemes
Farmers’ individual Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition 8 (GAEC 8) and ‘eco scheme space for nature’ indicative estimates, are now...
N.Ireland
NI farmers receive direct payments six weeks early
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been issued direct payments six weeks earlier than previous years. Direct payments worth a combined...
Rural Life
Teagasc Farm Survey: Average direct payments of €18,000 received by farmers
The value of direct payments to farmers decreased by 3% in aggregate terms in 2021, according to the latest Teagasc...
CAP / Schemes
Department publishes top direct payment beneficiaries for 2021
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has published the beneficiaries of direct payments under the Common Agricultural Policy...
Agri-Business
Schedule of clinics for BPS advice confirmed
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has today (Monday, March 28) announced the schedule of in-person...
Agri-Business
€686m to be reimbursed to European farmers
European farmers are to be reimbursed €686 million following a decision by the European Commission to return money that was...