Entitlements

Means-tested BISS payments move forward

Member states have backed Brussels' plans to wipe the entitlements' slate clean and to draw up new per hectare payment rates in the scheme that will take over from BISS.

NEWS 28 October 2026

Means-tested BISS payments move forward

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NI farm payment top-up delayed with no date or rate confirmed

NI farm payment top-up delayed with no date or rate confirmed

NORTHERN IRELAND 28 October 2026

New CAP proposals would allow farm income supports to be set as low as €90/ha

New CAP proposals would allow farm income supports to be set as low as €90/ha

NEWS 12 October 2026

Policy choices set out in ANC debate

Policy choices set out in ANC debate

Policy choices set out in ANC debate

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 September 2026

Almost 60% of farmers opposed to planned abolition of entitlements

Almost 60% of farmers opposed to planned abolition of entitlements

Almost 60% of farmers opposed to planned abolition of entitlements

NEWS 23 September 2026

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Call for coupling of CAP payments at Cork meeting

Call for coupling of CAP payments at Cork meeting

There were numerous calls for maximising the coupling of payments in an effort to reward active farmers at the recent IFA regional meeting on CAP in Cork city. Tommy Moyles reports.

EU 23 September 2026

Agricultural Relief: what it is and why does it matter to farm families?

Agricultural Relief: what it is and why does it matter to farm families?

Without the relief, many farm successions could result in a tax bill that can only be paid by borrowing heavily or selling part of the farm, writes Marty Murphy, head of tax at ifac.

FEATURE 17 September 2026

Plans for new young farmer scheme in NI

Plans for new young farmer scheme in NI

The scheme will differ from the former Young Farmers’ Payment which was open for applications in Northern Ireland from 2015 to 2025.

NORTHERN IRELAND 8 July 2026

€1.7m CAP fraud involving farmland uncovered in Greece

€1.7m CAP fraud involving farmland uncovered in Greece

Criminal liability of the inspectors who authorised subsidy payments still being assessed by the court.

NEWS 8 July 2026

Coupled payments on the table

Coupled payments on the table

Coupled payments will need to be discussed in light of the sweeping changes proposed to payment entitlements in the next CAP, says Minister Heydon.

NEWS 1 July 2026

Lead MEP wants to lift the limit on CAP money

Lead MEP wants to lift the limit on CAP money

Frontloading should play a greater role in the CAP, according to MEPs' head CAP negotiator.

NEWS 1 July 2026

A changing landscape of payments for the changing EU landscape

A changing landscape of payments for the changing EU landscape

As the European Union has expanded, the system of CAP supports has evolved.

BLANK 28 June 2026

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