Agri-Business
EU agriculture commissioner wants Covid funding for farmers made available quickly
The European Commission’s Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski has said that the €7.5 billion top-up coming to the EU’s farming subsidies...
EU Subsidies
N.Ireland
'Northern Ireland's share of farm payments should be ring-fenced'
Ulster Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson has said he has “many concerns” surrounding the future of farm payments in Northern Ireland....
N.Ireland
Final £85 million of CAP payments to arrive in time for Christmas
Christmas has come early for farmers in Northern Ireland, as balance and full CAP payments will begin issuing in December....
N.Ireland
Almost 90% of BPS stage two reviews are still ongoing
Almost 90% of the North’s stage two Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) reviews are still ongoing, shocking figures have revealed. The findings,...
Tillage
Cash crop farming: Why it doesn’t always pay to produce more
Growing more doesn’t always mean making more; farmers in Finland explain how they believe EU subsidies hold back productive agriculture....
Agri Politics
Exchange rate boost to add £13 million to North's farm subsidies
Northern Irish farmers will be better off this year, as exchange rate fluctuations add around 5% to the value of...
Agri Politics
The fat kid needs to share the cake of EU subsidies - Ming Flanagan
EU subsidies need to be divided up better, according to Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, who compared the situation to ‘the fat...