Agri Politics
A Co. Cavan based candidate has this morning announced that he is stepping into the race to become the next president of the IFA.
Environment
Areas planted with wild bird cover under GLAS will be eligible for ANC payments on this land in 2019 and beyond.
Agri-Business
Payments under the KT Programme are expected to commence in late October, according to the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA).
Farmers must not be victims of the difficulties faced by the department's IT systems, according to the IFA's Joe Brady.
Farmer frustration has reached 'boiling point' over the delay in GLAS payments, according to the IFA's Rural Development Chairman Joe Brady.
Last week, the Department confirmed to Agriland that some 18,000 farmers have been registered under the Knowledge Transfer Groups Scheme.
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed released the number of applications that have been received under the TAMS II scheme.
