Schemes
EU budget: ‘Intense negotiations’ lie ahead
The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, stated that “intense negotiations” lie ahead regarding the final decision...
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Schemes
Nature organisation blames CAP for 'biodiversity decline'
An environmental lobby group has called for Northern Ireland’s future agricultural subsidies to ditch the notion of rewarding intensive food...
Schemes
Union to take department to court over CAP appeals decision
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said it will challenge through judicial review the department’s decision to move from a two-stage review...
N.Ireland
New CAP review procedures to come into force
New procedures for Northern Irish farmers applying for a ‘review of decisions‘ under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will come...
N.Ireland
Final £85 million of CAP payments to arrive in time for Christmas
Christmas has come early for farmers in Northern Ireland, as balance and full CAP payments will begin issuing in December....
N.Ireland
Advance CAP payments to NI farmers increased to 70%
The rate of advance Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payments to Northern Irish farmers has been increased to 70% of the...
Agri-Business
Brussels hosts conference on future of CAP
Brussels will hear European farmers’ views on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in a conference taking place...
N.Ireland
Sinn Fein proposes special status for the North as part of Brexit deal
Sinn Fein MEP Martina Anderson believes that a Brexit deal can be arrived at, which will deliver continuing membership of...
N.Ireland
Thousands of farmers in the North avail of online grant application advisory services
Thousands of farmers in Northern Ireland are getting help submitting their Single Application Form (SAF) online, as officials move away...
EU
All proposals for CAP 2020 must reduce red tape for farmers - Hogan
All of proposals for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2020 must reduce red tape for farmers, the European Commissioner for...
EU
Commission wants the public to have its say on the future of CAP
The European Commission wants the public to have its say on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as...
EU
Hogan launches consultation on the future of the CAP
A three-month consultation on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was launched today by the European Commissioner for...
Opinion
IFA and UFU become production focused at their peril
Forget about Brexit: the one issue that truly united IFA President Joe Healy and UFU Deputy President Ivor Ferguson while...
EU
'Filling the €3 billion hole in the EU’s coffers post-Brexit is a major concern'
Filling the €3 billion hole in the EU’s coffers, post-Brexit, is a major concern for the IFA, according to the...
EU
'CAP lacks effective tools to address growing market volatility'
The current Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) lacks effective tools to address growing market volatility and to help farmers cope with...
EU
'The new CAP will have to have a higher level of environmental ambition'
The new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will have to have a higher level of environmental ambition, the European Commissioner for...
Agri-Business
Who will be the next EU Farm Commissioner?
There now seems every likelihood that the Romanian politician Dacian Cioloş will be asked to serve a second consecutive term...
Agri-Business
25,000 farming jobs created last year as agri-food exports jump 40% in four years
More than 58,000 jobs were created last year in Ireland and 25,000 of these were in farming. This is according...
