Agri Politics
Minister Charlie McConalogue has submitted a proposal to the commission for the 10th amendment of the Rural Development Programme (RDP).
Rural Life
Funding of €400,000 is available this year for social farming projects under the 2021 Rural Innovation and Development Fund.
Agri-Business
A consultation process on the latest amendment to the Rural Development Programme (RDP) has begun, Minister McConalogue has confirmed.
The Rural Development Programme (RDP) has been extended for 2021 and 2022, according to Taoiseach Micheál Martin.
This week’s IFA National Rural Development Committee meeting saw the Rural Development Programme (RDP) in forthcoming CAP negotiations as one of the key topics of discussion.
The government has been urged to use some of the underspend in the RDP to fund schemes for young farmers by Deputy Eamon Scanlon.
Concerns have been raised by Fianna Fail's Agriculture Spokesperson, Charlie McConalogue, for farm incomes hit by adverse weather.
A public consultation on the possible introduction of a pilot Financial Instrument under the Rural Development Programme has been announced.
Environment
GLAS is expected to reopen around mid-November and it will remain open for six weeks, the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, has said.
The original June 30 deadline for registration of farmer participants in Knowledge Transfer Groups is to be extended until July 14, the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, has announced.
Hopes have been raised that key in new investments will be allowed for grant aid under the next tranche of TAMS II.
Ireland leads the way in having a national strategy that allows for sustainable agricultural intensification and the mitogation of greenhouse gas emissions
The plight of the 3,900 so-called 'Forgotten Farmers' is to be considered by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture tomorrow (Wednesday)
The EU Commission has confirmed to the IFA that Ireland’s Rural Development Programme (RDP) will be ratified next Tuesday, May 26.
Confirmation has been received by the IFA that Ireland’s seven-year €4 billion Rural Development Plan (RDP) has been passed technically.
Six counties are to receive over €10m each in LEADER allocations under the RDP, Ministers Alan Kelly and Ann Phelan announced today.
A new farm safety scheme is set to be opened this year, subject to approval of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme, according to the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney.
With an array of tax exemptions and new schemes announced by the Government in the budget this week it’s important to highlight that many of the announcements are only relevant to what’s known as an active farmer.
