Rural Life
The Keogh’s Crisps of entrepreneurship
Agri-food business Keogh’s Crisps is a leading player at a major entrepreneurship think-in this morning. The new Entrepreneurship Forum, which...
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Challenges ahead, ICOS on CAP
The President of the Irish co-operative movement ICOS (Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd) Bertie O’Leary said there were positives and...
Beef
Strong Irish cattle prices
Irish cattle prices have continued to perform strongly over the past months. This is according to Peter Duggan, Strategic Information...
Agri-Business
ICSA: 60% minimum payment is flawed
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA Ireland) president Gabriel Gilmartin has said the 60 per cent minimum payment...
Agri-Business
Historic day for CAP
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD this afternoon warmly welcomed what he described as...
Agri-Business
CAP, the devil is in the details
Political agreement has been reached on the new direction for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The European Parliament, the EU Council...
Agri-Business
Macra welcomes 25pc young farmer top-up
“When the 25 per cent young farmer top up is introduced in 2015, it will be the first direct support...
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Good yield for tillage crops
The medium to long-term prospects for tillage farmers in Ireland are good, according the latest update from Teagasc. Addressing 1,000...
Agri-Business
Full farmer analysis before CAP 2014-2020 rollout
More than 50,000 productive farmers will lose between 15-35 per cent of their overall single farm payment by 2019. This...
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Online payments threaten rural post offices
An Post has once again won the tender for social welfare payment services from 2014, it was announced this morning....
Agri-Business
CAP details so far, D-day tomorrow
After two days of intense talks and months of negotiations, information of a possible Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) across Europe...
Agri-Business
Outlook for dairy post-quota
The signs are healthy for Irish dairy post-quota. This is according to a recent dairy industry news conference in London. In...
Agri-Business
25% increase in agri-food exports since 2003
The Irish Exporters Association (IEA) has this morning launched the 2013 edition of ‘Trade and Transport’, an up-to-date guide for examination...
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Thatch cottages grant under fire
Grants for the renovation of thatched cottages throughout Ireland are set to be significantly reduced. This is according to the...
Rural Life
Prepare your show cow for Virginia Show
The Diageo Baileys Irish Champion Dairy Cow Competition, sponsored by Baileys Irish Cream and Glanbia, is back for its 30th year at the Virginia Show...
Agri-Business
Final CAP talks will be 'difficult but decisive' - Minister
As the final Agriculture Council under the Irish Presidency drew to a close this evening in Luxembourg, Agriculture Minister Simon...
Agri-Business
MEP hosts EU Irish agri-expo as CAP talks contuine
North-West MEP Jim Higgins is hosting the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farming Association’s from Farm to Fork Agri Exhibition in...
Agri-Business
Ó Cuív welcomes progress in CAP
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Agriculture, Éamon Ó Cuív TD, has this afternoon congratulated EU Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos for helping...
