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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Agri-Business
‘TTIP needs to tackle red tape and non-tariff trade barriers’
Red tape and non-tariff barriers to trade need to be tackled in the current Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Agri-Business
Cream of the crop sparkle at food awards
The cream of the crop of the Irish food and drink industry attended the sparkling Bord Bia awards in the historic setting...
Agri-Business
AgriAware Day a showcase of modern farming
Agri Aware Day at the Family Farm in Dublin Zoo last Sunday provided an opportunity for visitors of all ages,...
