European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan has published an impact assessment outlining five possible shapes for the next CAP.Ulster Bank and Bank of Ireland have joined AIB in opening for business for the Government-supported 2.95% Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme.The Health and Safety Authority has announced there are 2,000 farm inspections planned for this year, a decrease of 300 compared with 2016.The first case of bird flu detected in Northern Ireland has been confirmed in a swan found near Lough Beg in Co Derry.New figures have revealed that the Department of Agriculture has spent €8,297,238 on IT systems over the past three years, however IT issues have been blamed for the continuing delays in GLAS payments. Photo of the day
Courtesy of the Irish Farmers Journal picture desk, here is our photo of the day:
Clive Wasson took this snap at the Irish Farmers Journal Livestock Demonstration in Raphoe Livestock Mart on Wednesday night.