Agri-Business
€433 million in unused crisis reserve funding to be reimbursed to EU farmers
It has been confirmed that a total of €433 million in unused crisis reserve funding for the agriculture sector will be...
Agri-Business
It has been confirmed that a total of €433 million in unused crisis reserve funding for the agriculture sector will be...
Beef
Cattle enterprises are, by far, the most popular across the country. Of the 83,377 farms represented by the Teagasc National...
Beef
Increases in support payments led to higher suckler farm income figures in 2016, which otherwise would not have been the...
Sheep
Only 24% of sheep farms in Ireland are ‘viable’ according to Teagasc. The National Farm Survey revealed, of the 12,758...
Rural Life
Regions where dairying is most prevalent are generally more profitable and have a lower reliance on direct payments, according to Teagasc’s...
CAP / Schemes
The average direct payment was €17,932 in 2016, accounting for 75% of farm income, a preliminary estimate from Teagasc’s National Farm Survey...
CAP / Schemes
Changes in the application criteria for the 2017 National Reserve and Young Farmers’ Scheme have been severely criticised by Fianna...
Agri-Business
Securing adequate direct funding levels for cattle and sheep farmers and avoiding a cheap import policy, must be priorities for...
Agri Politics
Almost 50% of Ireland’s direct payments under Pillar 1 of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) went to just 12% of...
N.Ireland
A weaker Sterling has boosted the amount of money farmers in Northern Ireland will receive under direct payments this year....
CAP / Schemes
It is simply critical that all farmers receive their Basic Payment Scheme and Areas of Natural Constraint payments by October 16...
Agri Politics
The measures announced by the European Commission to help farmers include the facility for Member States to advance up to...
Agri-Business
The President of ICMSA John Comer, said that his Association has genuine concerns about the fairness and security of the...