Agri Politics
McConalogue: Commission proposals for CAP due next summer
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has said that the European Commission is expected to bring forward...
Farm Payments
Agri Politics
No other sector would put up with ACRES 'mess' - Conneely
The uncertainty and delays surrounding the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) continues to create “havoc” on farms, according to the...
CAP / Schemes
DAERA provides clarification on transition to new farm payment
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has provided clarification on how the department intends to take forward...
Beef
DAFM updates farmers on ACRES payment progress
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued an update on the progress of payments to farmers...
CAP / Schemes
Councillor urges 'innocent farmers' to appeal burning penalties
Farmers who feel they have been unfairly penalised after their land was burned should lodge an appeal with the Department...
CAP / Schemes
Concerns raised for 'innocent farmers' penalised after gorse fires
A county councillor has claimed that “innocent farmers” are being penalised as a result of gorse fires in Co. Kerry....
CAP / Schemes
'Immediate response' needed on farm payment delays - Kerrane
Sinn Féin spokesperson on Agriculture, Claire Kerrane has called for an immediate response from Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...
Agri-Business
'No other sector' would put up with a delay in salary - Cullinan
The president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), Tim Cullinan has said that “no other sector in society would put...
Agri-Business
'Heated debate' between IFA president and minister over nitrates derogation
There has been a “heated debate” between the president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), Tim Cullinan and Minister for...
Agri Politics
Action needed to avoid farm payment delays - Kerrane
Farmers cannot be expected to wait on farm payments when input costs are “at an all time high”, Sinn Féin’s...
Agri-Business
Minister urged to stop 'hiding' amid farm payments delay
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has been urged to stop “hiding” and give assurance that farm...
Agri-Business
Minister urged to intervene in delay of farm payments
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has been urged to intervene and avoid a “potential collapse” of...
Agri-Business
Minister urged to deliver farm payments on time
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has been urged to ensure that farm payments are being issued...
Rural Life
Rewilding author calls for shake up of farm payments
The author of a new book on rewilding has called for a radical shake-up of the farm payments system, giving...
Agri-Business
Farm payments refused over box-ticking exercise - TD
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) needs to adopt a fair approach to errors by farmers in...
Agri-Business
BDGP payments: Issues with 550 partnership cases resolved 'in recent weeks'
Payments under the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP), which commenced in December, continue, with compliance verification ongoing for almost...
Forestry
12-year forestry claw-back hits all payments of Sligo farmer
A farmer who planted forestry 12 years ago is having money deducted from all his farm payments – including Basic...
N.Ireland
Thousands of farmers in the North avail of online grant application advisory services
Thousands of farmers in Northern Ireland are getting help submitting their Single Application Form (SAF) online, as officials move away...