EU
Carthy calls for CAP reform that puts farming families first
The EU must deliver a CAP reform package that better reflects the needs of family farms in Ireland, according to...
CAP
EU
MEPs vote for the EU to develop new tools against volatility for farmers
MEPs have today voted for the EU to develop new risk and crisis management tools to help farmers to cope...
Agri-Business
EU makes no budget provision for crisis tillage fund
There is no provision made for an emergency tillage fund in the EU’s draft budget for 2017, according to Sinn...
EU
'CAP reform should encourage farmers to invest in digital technology'
European CAP reform should include measures to help farmers invest in digital technology and equipment, according to the President of...
EU
Future farm income crises must be prevented - EU Farmers
Steps need to be taken to prevent farming crises caused by low market prices and high input costs from happening in the...
EU
Hogan moves to make more changes to CAP
Commissioner Hogan has announced a further series of measures aimed at simplifying the CAP with a view to easing the...
EU
'EU farmers to cover the cost of future price support measures'
EU farmers may well be asked to, at least, part fund future market support measures, according to a European Commission...
Agri-Business
A switch from grants to loans could be the future of CAP
The current mechanism of subsidising EU agriculture via grants and schemes could soon become a thing of the past. Speaking...
Agri-Business
UK Government guarantees farm subsidies until 2020
Two leading UK politicians have promised that UK farmers will continue to receive farm subsidies until at least 2020. The...
N.Ireland
10 priorities for the UFU ahead of Brexit negotiations
Minimising disruption to existing trade relationships between North and south and maintaining support to farmers are among the priorities the...
Agri-Business
CAP payments could be cut in wake of Brexit - Merkel's No 2 says
German’s Vice Chancellor has called into question the future of farmers CAP payments from the EU. Sigmar Gabriel, who is...
N.Ireland
North's Basic Payment won't be cut to fund ANC Scheme - McIlveen
CAP Pillar I funds for farmers in Northern Ireland will not be reduced to fund future support to Areas of Natural...
EU
New CAP measures do not go far enough for farmers - Carthy
While the announced simplification of the CAP measures is a step in the right direction – they are still inadequate,...
EU
Hogan to introduce yellow card system for CAP fines
European Commissioner for Agriculture, Phil Hogan is set to introduce a yellow card system for some CAP fines such as...
EU
Brexit: Why UK agriculture could be better off outside the EU
With a referendum on whether to leave the EU or not looming, the issue of Brexit was discussed at length...
N.Ireland
95% of eligible farmers in the North have received CAP payments
Some 95% of payments to eligible applicants under the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) schemes were made to farmers in the...
EU
5 ways Phil Hogan wants to make farmers lives easier
CAP simplification is part of European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan’s overall strategy to streamline and reduce EU legislation wherever possible....
EU
Hogan tight lipped on date for CAP mid-term review
European Agriculture Commissioner, Phil Hogan has not confirmed a date for a mid-term review of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Responding...
