Entitlements

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

The draft member states' text on the next EU budget would allow farm income supports to be set at a level averaging as low as €90/ha in what is to take over from BISS and CRISS.

NEWS 12 October 2026

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

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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

NEWS 23 September 2026

Call for coupling of CAP payments at Cork meeting

Call for coupling of CAP payments at Cork meeting

Call for coupling of CAP payments at Cork meeting

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?

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

FEATURE 17 September 2026

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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 4 June 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 4 June 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 4 June 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 4 June 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 4 June 2026

Farm groups split on flattening and coupled payments

Farm groups split on flattening and coupled payments

Coupled payments and a full flattening of the per hectare payment in area-based schemes are areas where farm organisations have yet to find consensus.

NEWS 4 June 2026

BISS money moving from east to west

BISS money moving from east to west

On average counties in the east of the country received a lower overall level of payment compared to counties on the western seaboard.

SCHEMES 4 June 2026

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Simply Better: six generations of cheesemaking at Gubbeen Farmhouse Cheese

From a family farm in west Cork to the shelves of Dunnes Stores, Gubbeen Farmhouse Cheese brings generations of cheesemaking tradition to the Simply Better range.

Simply Better: six generations of cheesemaking at Gubbeen Farmhouse Cheese

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