EU
Coupled CAP payments could be re-introduced - McGuinness
The re-introduction of coupled payments could be on the agenda as part of the upcoming review of the CAP, according...
CAP
EU
CAP simplification a priority over next five years - Hogan
CAP simplification is a priority over the next five years for the EU Agricultural and Rural Development Commissioner Phil Hogan....
Agri-Business
Agri Aware highlights the benefits of CAP in new campaign
A campaign to communicate the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to the general public and farmers, across the island has been launched...
EU
Hogan gets mandate to simplify CAP
The way is now clear for Brussels to introduce a raft of CAP simplification measures later this year, according to...
Rural Life
Agri Aware to educate second-level students about the CAP
Agri Aware is to educate second level students about the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) at the Family Farm classroom in Dublin...
EU
Commission proposal for 1.39% cut to CAP payments in 2016
It has been proposed that payments to farmers are to be cut by 1.39% next year in order to provide...
EU
Hogan expects CAP simplification to be dealt with by the end of this year
The introduction of measures to streamline the new CAP support measures will be a relatively straightforward process, according to EU...
EU
CAP greening penalties to be relaxed for two years
Potential penalties incurred by farmers under the new CAP greening regulations are to be relaxed for the first two years, according...
Agri-Business
'June 15 extension for CAP schemes still not enough time for farmers'
The application period closing dates for the new Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 CAP support schemes should have been put...
EU
Watch: Latest developments in EU farm policy
In there latest Brussels Briefing on Agriculture, Agra Facts journalists Rose O’Donovan and Ed Bray provide an update on the latest...
EU
Calls for CAP to reward productivity increase
The EU Commission has been encouraged to endorse a CAP reform policy which would reward those farmers achieving higher levels...
N.Ireland
Pillar 1 support application numbers to fall dramatically in Northern Ireland
The number of Single Payment applications received by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) in Northern Ireland may well fall...
EU
'Simplification of the CAP is not simple'
Simplification of the CAP is not simple, according to Professor Alan Matthews, who says that while EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil...
Environment
New restrictions for Northern farmers with environmentally sensitive grassland
From January 1, 2015, farmers in Northern Ireland will not be allowed to plough or convert permanent grassland in areas...
EU
First Rural Development plans approved by EU
The European Commission has today approved the first three of 118 Rural Development Programmes. EU Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner...
EU
European farmers warn Hogan new CAP could be a bureaucratic monster
The reformed Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) could become a bureaucratic monster the new EU Agriculture Commissioner Hogan has been warned. European...
EU
Simplification of CAP a priority for Hogan in 2015
Simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a key first priority for EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development...
EU
‘Today’s farmers are new Renaissance men’
“Today’s farmers are new Renaissance men: they must possess the right mix of science, economics, entrepreneurialism, and environmental awareness to...
