Agri-Business
Dublin student wins Holy Cow! competition
Dublin student Martinn Cousins, from Crumlin, has won Agri Aware’s Holy Cow! competition. The competition was part of the ‘Follow...
CAP
Opinion
Is the CAP falling apart at the seams?
Two months ago, EU Farm Commissioner Dacian Ciolos referred to the steps taken by him to provide support for those...
EU
'EU agriculture will struggle to grow'
EU agriculture will struggle to grow, create jobs and investment, unless it changes its policy paradigm, according to Professor Alan...
EU
EU-Wide concern on CAP's 'Greening' implementation
All of the EU’s major farming organisations are extremely concerned on how the EU Commission’s ‘greening’ requirements under the reformed...
EU
Taoiseach has no doubt Hogan is equal Agriculture Commissioner task
In nominating Phil Hogan to the European Commission, the Taoiseach asked President-elect Jean-Claude Juncker to give him a role that...
EU
Hogan told of his priorities
Courtesy of his letter confirming Phil Hogan’s nomination as Europe’s new Farm Commissioner, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has told...
EU
EU to boost funding for CAP promotion by €30m
The Commission has confirmed its intention to provide an additional €30 million of EU funding for CAP promotion programmes starting...
Sheep
Commonage farmers won’t accept collective agreements as over 1,700 attend meeting
Commonage farmers will not accept collective agreements as a measure to gain entry into the new GLAS scheme, according to...
EU
Ciolos calls meeeting to discuss Russian ban & support for affected sectors
Dacian Ciolos, the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, has called for a meeting of agricultural experts across Europe...
EU
Draft RDP plan includes €395m for On Farm Capital Investment
Included in the final detail of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme (RDP), 2014-2020, announced today by the Minister for Agriculture, Food...
Arable
€250/ha available for growing protein crops under new measures
Some €250/ha will be available to tillage farmers to grow protein crops, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...
N.Ireland
CAP agreement for Northern Ireland – a deal well done!
Northern Ireland Farm Minister Michelle O’Neill has kept to her word and delivered a CAP deal for Northern Ireland that...
EU
UFU welcomes Northern agreement on CAP
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that while the final positions on regionalisation and transition decided by the NI...
Beef
Farmers must be paid realistic prices for beef
Emotions were running high in the tent used to host the forum discussion at the Beef 2014 event, held at...
Environment
Greening measures will do little to improve biodiversity
While the latest reforms of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) have been declared significantly ‘greener by the members of...
Agri-Business
Young farmers optimistic about the future
Young farmers are optimistic about the future and ready to face the challenges and opportunities ahead, according to a report...
Agri-Business
Comment: How much more complicated can the CAP negotiations become?
In truth, the answer to the aforementioned question may well come courtesy of the IFA’s ‘chat’ with members of the...
Agri-Business
Improving trade in processed agricultural goods
The European Commission welcomes today’s European Parliament vote on its proposal to update the trade regime for processed agricultural products (PAPs)....
