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Irish flexibility under GLAS options confirmed from tomorrow

August 31, 2018

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has confirmed that flexibility for fodder production under some GLAS options will be…

Commission proposes additional drought supports across EU

August 30, 2018

CAP / Schemes

The European Commission has announced proposals for further support to EU farmers struggling from the consequences of the severe drought through derogations on…

Progress from commission on ‘temporary flexibilities’ to GLAS

August 24, 2018

CAP / Schemes

The European Commission has signalled its agreement to some proposed adjustments to the Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) for this year in response…

Commission to allow Greening derogations for 8 more countries

August 24, 2018

CAP / Schemes

European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan has announced that the commission is to allow derogations for a number of EU…

Calls to penalise Ireland over live export regulation breaches

July 12, 2018

Beef

A formal complaint has reportedly been made to Brussels for claimed “systematic failures” by Irish exporters in relation to breaches in compliance with…

‘We still don’t know what the UK wants’ – Hogan

June 21, 2018

Agri Politics

“The big problem that the European Union has is that we don’t know what the UK wants.” This response was given by the…

Creed ‘will not seek’ an extension to BPS application deadline

April 30, 2018

Agri Politics

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, is unlikely to seek an extension to the deadline for Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)…

Creed urged to avail of ‘perfect sense’ BPS application extension

April 30, 2018

Agri Politics

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is calling on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed to extend the…

3-crop rule needs to go for this season

April 5, 2018

Tillage

IFA Grain Committee chairman Mark Browne has called for a derogation on the ‘three-crop rule’ under greening obligations, in light of the terrible weather…

Cuts of ‘at least 5-10%’ on the way for CAP – Commissioner Oettinger

March 6, 2018

Agri Politics

European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources Gunther Oettinger has said it will be impossible to avoid cuts to the next budget –…

Hogan appoints Galway man as new member of his cabinet

January 9, 2018

Agri Politics

EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, has promoted Kevin Keary to full membership status on his cabinet, a spokesperson for…

Larger EU budget called for – ‘to protect some EU regions’

January 9, 2018

Agri Politics

Comments that EU budgetary resources need to be strengthened beyond the current levels, made by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, have been welcomed…

Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and Japan finalised

December 8, 2017

Agri-Business

The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and Japan has been finalised today, the European Commission has confirmed. The successful conclusion of the…

CAP 2020: More responsibility for member states, but power still lies with the commission

November 29, 2017

Agri-Business

This morning a number of proposals were revealed in the EU’s much-anticipated White Paper that will guide Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform post-2020.…

Concerns over potential EU SMP intervention change

November 14, 2017

Dairy

Reports that the 2018 intervention for skimmed milk powder will be via tender rather than the current regulation price of €1,690/t are deeply…

‘Hogan and Creed must stand firm in Mercosur talks’

September 28, 2017

Beef

Irish beef farmers are depending on EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the…

‘Unacceptable’ – Ireland omitted from 70% advance payment countries

September 5, 2017

CAP / Schemes

The EU Commission has omitted Ireland from its list of member states permitted to make a 70% advance BPS/Greening payment. Reacting to this…

Bayer’s Monsanto takeover to be investigated by EU Commission

August 22, 2017

Agri-Business

German multinational giant Bayer has confirmed earlier today that the European Commission has initiated a ‘Phase II investigation’ of its proposed amalgamation with Monsanto.…

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