Agri Politics
'Now is the time': Farmers urged to voice views at CAP talks
Farmers are being called on to have their say on what they want to see in the next Common Agricultural...
Genuine Farmer
Agri Politics
Calleary on 'active farmers': 'I'm all about rewarding risk-takers'
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Dara Calleary has shed light on his own stance on what constitutes an...
CAP / Schemes
How does the EU define a 'genuine farmer' under the new CAP?
The parameters by which EU member states are to define a “genuine farmer” for payments under the Common Agricultural Policy...
Agri Politics
Direct payments: How do farm bodies define a 'genuine farmer'?
Under the EU’s legislative proposals for the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020, direct payments will apparently be ringfenced...
Agri Politics
Creed voices fears over 'genuine farmer' definition based on income tests
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has expressed concerns over how Ireland will precisely define a...
CAP / Schemes
Genuine farmer definition 'not a satisfactory one'
The definition provided by the European Commission for a ‘genuine farmer’ is “not a satisfactory one“, the assistant secretary general of...