Agri-Business
Member states to vote on proposed CAP review in May
The Council of Ministers (member states) is expected to adopt the proposed amendments to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in...
GAEC
CAP / Schemes
Ming: Are CAP changes designed to manipulate farming vote?
An Irish MEP has questioned if a proposal to simplify the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is designed to manipulate the...
CAP / Schemes
Proposed CAP changes to 'make life simpler' for farmers - minister
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has welcomed EU Commission proposals to simplify the Common Agriculture Policy...
Rural Life
EU proposal to exempt farms under 10ha from CAP conditionality
As part of an effort to ease the administrative burden on farmers, the European Commission is set to propose that...
Agri-Business
EU agriculture ministers agree on changes to GAEC rules
EU agriculture ministers have agreed on short-term changes to rules on Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAEC) standards to reduce...
Agri-Business
Farmers exempted from CAP rules on fallow land in 2024
The European Commission has today (Tuesday, February 13), officially adopted a regulation which grants a partial exemption for European farmers...
CAP / Schemes
EU Commission proposes one-year CAP derogation on fallow lands
The European Commission has today (Wednesday, January 31) proposed a one-year derogation for farmers from Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) rules...
Agri Politics
Lie-back issue highlights need for 'active engagement' with farm orgs
Some farm organisations are calling for “active engagement” arising from issues surrounding lie-back requirements under the Good Agricultural and Environmental...
Environment
DAFM provides further clarity on GAEC changes
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has today (Wednesday, Aug 30) confirmed its modification to the rules...
Tillage News
ICSA to meet DAFM again on catch crop grazing regulations
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is to have further discussions on the new catch crop grazing regulations...
Tillage
Planning for 2024 on tillage farms
Planning for 2024 will start to rise up the pecking order of importance for tillage farmers over the coming weeks....
Tillage Technical
Rotation and diversification at heart of GAEC 7
Both crop rotation and diversification are at the heart of the new Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) 7 measures,...
Tillage
Teagasc confirms changes to catch crop grass lie-back criteria
Teagasc has confirmed that the grass lie-back area within the new Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) 6 regulations for...
Tillage News
ICSA: Lie-back requirement for catch crops must be removed
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is calling for the removal of the requirement for an equal lie-back...
Tillage
Tillage advice: New rules regarding catch crops
A number of new rules have been introduced this year with regard to the utilisation of catch crops, specifically from...
Tillage
GAEC 7: Crop rotation and diversification on tillage farms
Tillage farmers are being reminded that 2023 is the first of the four years covered by the new reference period...
CAP / Schemes
Requirements of Space for Nature action in CAP altered
Changes have been made to the requirements of the ‘Space for Nature’ action under the eco-scheme and the Basic Income...
Tillage
New CAP and conditionality for tillage farmers
The requirements of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for tillage and all farmers kick in at the beginning of...