N.Ireland
Deadline for NI’s Independent Panel positions fast approaching
Those interested in sitting on Northern Ireland's new Independent Panel must submit an application by this Friday, March 4. Late...
Single Farm Payment
Opinion
Publication of farm payments should be applied to all sectors
The publication of farm payments to farmers across Europe, including Ireland last Saturday, caused a storm in a teacup that...
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...
N.Ireland
'Difficult year' sees payments make up 87% farm incomes in Northern Ireland
Following the ‘difficult year’ experienced by farmers across all sectors in 2014, the Single Farm Payment continues to play a vital...
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
Baltic support package won't reduce 2015 Single Farm Payment Budget - Hogan
EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has confirmed that a compensation package has been agreed for the Baltic States, in the...
Machinery
Is your Single Farm Payment burning a hole in your pocket? Here's the tractor for you!
Stuck for a machine to draw a few bales this year? Well John Deere might just have the solution for...
N.Ireland
NI farmers 2014 Single Farm Payment hit by exchange rate
Northern Ireland farmers will be disappointed with the levels of Single Farm Payment that they will receive this year according...
Opinion
Why should farmers fund their own aid package?
Last week’s news of an ‘Aids to Private Storage’ support package for the dairy sector is a welcome development. But...
Agri-Business
Record number of farmers complete Single Farm Payment application online
The number of farmers completing their Single Farm Payments online reached a record high this year according to the Minister...
Agri-Business
Single Farm Payment forms 'in the post'
Single Farm Payment application forms have been issued and farmers who haven’t received their Single Farm Payment application form in...
