Agri-Business
The European Commission is presenting the minimum national allocations for income support for the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
N.Ireland
DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has today (Tuesday, March 4) announced that the 2025 Single Application and map service is now open.
Agri Politics
Minister Charlie McConalogue has said that the European Commission is expected to bring forward proposals for the next CAP in summer 2025.
The IFA has said that the uncertainty and delays surrounding the ACRES scheme continue to create "havoc" on farms.
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has provided clarification on how the department intends to take.......
Beef
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued an update on the progress of payments to farmers under ACRES.
Rural Life
Farmers who have been unfairly penalised after their land was burned to appeal to the Department of Agriculture (DAFM), a councillor said.
A county councillor has claimed that "innocent farmers" are being penalised as a result of gorse fires in Co. Kerry.
Sinn Féin agriculture spokesperson Claire Kerrane called for an immediate response from Minister Charlie McConalogue on farm payment delays.
IFA president Tim Cullinan has said that "no other sector in society would put up with having to wait an extra month for their salary".
There has been a "heated debate" between IFA president Tim Cullinan and Minister Charlie McConalogue over the nitrates derogation.
Farmers cannot be expected to wait on farm payments when input costs are "at an all time," Sinn Féin's spokesperson on agriculture.
The minister been urged to stop "hiding" and give assurance that farm payments will be issued on the same dates as last year.
The minister has been urged to intervene in Farmers’ Charter negotiations after new dates for farm payments have been announced.
Minister Charlie McConalogue has been urged to ensure that farm payments are being issued in line with previous payment dates.
The author of a new book has called for a shake up of the farm payments system, giving farmers the voluntary option of 'producing' natural habitat.
A TD has said that the DAFM needs to adopt a fair approach to errors by farmers in assessing eligibility for farm payments.
Payments under the BDGP which commenced in December continue, with compliance verification ongoing for almost 2,000 participants.
Forestry
A farmer who planted forestry 12 years ago is having money deducted from his farm payments following a Department of Agriculture claw-back.
Officials have met hundreds of farmers and fielded thousands of calls as they help applicants get their grants sorted online
Farmers will be expected to manage a greater proportion of the commercial risks they face.
Payments under a variety of key schemes will issue to farmers in the coming months.
Despite the introduction of the new Basic Payment Scheme last year the Department of Agriculture is again obliged to publish the details of farmers and other organisations EU payments in 2015.
