N.Ireland
Those interested in sitting on Northern Ireland's new Independent Panel must submit an application...
Opinion
The publication of farm payments to farmers across Europe, including Ireland last Saturday, caused a storm in a teacup from various farming organisations.
Agri-Business
The application period closing dates for the new Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 CAP support schemes should be put back by at least two months
Following the ‘difficult year’ experienced by farmers across all sectors in 2014, the...
Following the difficult year experienced by farmers across all sectors in 2014, the SFP continues to play a vital role for the Northern Ireland farming industry.
The number of Single Payment applications received by the Department of Agriculture and Rural...
Numbers seeking Pillar 1 support may fall by almost a third in Northern Ireland in 2015
EU
EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has confirmed that a compensation package has been agreed for the Baltic States, in the wake of Russia’s EU food import ban, that will not impact on the next year’s Single Farm Payment Budget
Machinery
Stuck for a machine to draw a few bales this year? Well John Deere might just have the solution for you with its new 600hp 9RT Series tractor costing a cool €457,718.
Northern Ireland farmers will be disappointed with the levels of Single Farm Payment that they will receive this year according to the Ulster Farmers’ Union.
Is last week's EU aid package for the dairy sector confirmation that the new CAP is really working?
The number of farmers completing their Single Farm Payments online reached a record high this year according to the minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney.
Farmers who haven’t received their Single Farm Payment application form in the next day or so should contact the Department of Agriculture,