CAP
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 21 Jul 2021
Welfare scheme for dairy and beef farmers in next CAP
Dairy and beef farmers will have to sign up to an animal welfare scheme in order to get their full Pillar I payment in the next CAP.
Letters to the Editor on 21 Jul 2021
Letter to the editor re CAP changes
CAP - I now feel my farming career will come to an abrupt end if all these new changes come into being - name and address with the editor
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 20 Jul 2021
Teagasc survey shows vulnerability of farm incomes – IFA
There was a wide disparity between the incomes of different sectors.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 20 Jul 2021
Teagasc survey exposes ‘struggling’ beef sector – MEP
The Sinn Féin MEP says that the National Farm Survey reveals great divisions between sectors and geographic regions.
Amy Forde on 18 Jul 2021
Department carrying out further CAP modelling work on payments
The Department had been called on by the INHFA to include front-loading payment modelling.
Pat O'Toole on 17 Jul 2021
Opinion: This is my truth, tell me yours
Unconscious bias means the dialogue about the future of farming needs to be conducted with great care.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 17 Jul 2021
Fair Deal changes welcomed
The legislation now needs to be enacted and people are urging that happens as soon as possible.
on 14 Jul 2021
Way Out West: beefing up Ben Bulben
Manus Connolly visits suckler farmer Padraig Jinks, who farms 90 acres near Riverstown, Co Sligo.
Matt Dempsey on 14 Jul 2021
Home Farm: the future for the farm
The main money change is clearly going to be around the decline in the basic farm payment.
James Strain on 14 Jul 2021
Farmer Writes: small farmer sustainability needed in next CAP
Environmental sustainability and the survival of small- and medium-scale family farms may not go hand-in-hand in future CAP deals, James Strain writes.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 13 Jul 2021
Fair Deal changes need to come before Dáil recess – IFA
The changes to legislation have been long awaited and many farm families are depending on them.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 13 Jul 2021
Not backdating fair deal could lead to legal challenge – Naughten
The nursing home bill is due to go through the final stages in the Dáil this week.
Amy Forde on 09 Jul 2021
INHFA calls for Department payment modelling exercise with front loading
The INHFA president has stressed the need for a modelling exercise on the capping of direct payments.
Amy Forde on 09 Jul 2021
Commissioner keen for animal welfare eco scheme measures in Ireland
“My personal intention is to increase the expenditure for animal welfare," the Commissioner has said.
Darren Carty on 07 Jul 2021
REAP a glimpse of the future for Irish grassland swards?
The Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot (REAP) gives an insight into what could possibly be a greater focus in the future on promoting extensive grasslands and reducing nutrient inputs.
Niall Hurson on 07 Jul 2021
Young farmers facing the industry's challenges head on
Niall Hurson and Noel Bardon speak to some of the young farmers who have taken the plunge about their experience so far.
Amy Forde on 07 Jul 2021
No justification for difference in CAP payments to farmers – Commissioner
The European Commissioner for Agriculture said there are 'big differences' in farmer payments in the EU.
Barry Cassidy on 07 Jul 2021
Calls for payment convergence to resume in 2022
The the convergence of farm payment by funding increases for those below the national average from cuts to those above has been paused since 2019.
Barry Cassidy on 04 Jul 2021
European Parliament to vote on CAP deal in the autumn
Though there has been a political agreement between the European Council and Parliament on the CAP deal, it must be formally approved by both.
Amy Forde on 03 Jul 2021
Eco schemes a ‘significant change’ for farmers - McConalogue
Eco schemes are a reflection of the higher level of environmental ambition of the CAP, Minister for Agricultute Charlie McConalogue has said.