GAEC
Amy Forde on 23 Sep 2021
Revealed: five new schemes planned by Department for next CAP
An extensive livestock measure is one of five potential eco schemes which the Department is considering under the next CAP.
Andy Doyle on 14 Sep 2021
Is tillage about to be ambushed by EU bureaucracy once again?
Tillage farming over the coming decade seems set to be hit once again by significant changes in the CAP but many other factors will also impinge on it.
Andy Doyle on 18 Aug 2021
Have your say on CAP policy direction
Tillage farmers would be well advised to interact with the CAP consultation process to voice their opinions ahead of the final agreement.
Amy Forde on 04 Aug 2021
CAP 2023-2027: eco scheme payments for fallow land and extensive livestock
Some 25% of the current direct payment envelope will go to eco-schemes and farmers will have to carry out measures to avail of this money.
Andy Doyle on 04 Aug 2021
CAP 2023-2027: tillage money flow is predominantly negative
Andy Doyle assesses the Department of Agriculture's CAP proposals for the tillage sector.
Barry Cassidy on 25 Jun 2021
Farmers face tougher cross compliance rules in next CAP
There will be new rules on the protection of peatlands, establishment of buffer strips, crop rotation and non-productive set-aside areas in the next CAP.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 24 Jun 2021
TD Holly Cairns: not in politics to plámás farmers
Pushing for 100% convergence, reducing the national herd and upholding the live export trade, the agriculture spokesperson for the Social Democrats shoots straight from the hip on farm issues.
Amy Forde on 19 May 2021
Eco-schemes should provide equal payments and be open to all – INHFA
INHFA president Colm O’Donnell on CAP, eco-schemes, nitrates limits and what makes a genuine farmer.
Niall Hurson on 04 May 2021
All farmers must be treated equally under new CAP - ICSA
The ICSA has said that it is concerned that extra GAEC provisions will raise the bar for mandatory conditionality.
Barry Cassidy on 21 Apr 2021
Peatlands: farmers and legislators on a collision course
A new cross-compliance requirement targeting peatlands and wetlands has created concerns that farmers will have their land deemed ineligible for CAP payments. Barry Cassidy reports.
Contributor on 21 Apr 2021
Macra warns of ‘farmland abandonment’ due to peatland restriction
Macra has said that in order to protect these environments, young farmers must be encouraged into these areas. Neil Maher reports.
Niall Hurson on 16 Apr 2021
Details of REAP scheme confirm hill farmers’ worst fears - INHFA
The INHFA has said that all farmers will be disappointed with the level of support proposed for the scheme.
Barry Cassidy on 14 Apr 2021
Fears mapping peatland will create two-tier CAP payment system
Those receiving payments on soils mapped as carbon-rich will have to meet a different set of standards to other farmers in the next CAP.
Barry Cassidy on 14 Apr 2021
Concerns raised over new restrictions on peatlands
A new cross-compliance condition, GAEC 2, will dictate there must be appropriate or minimum protection of carbon-rich soils in the next CAP.
Barry Cassidy on 11 Mar 2021
Fears that farmers on peat soils may lose CAP payments
The INHFA has warned that a proposal in Brussels will create a situation that agricultural activity on peat soils is no longer viable.
Darren Carty on 03 Mar 2021
Rules and regulations concerning land maintenance and developments
The 1 March is a milestone date signals the start of a six month period where it is prohibited to carry out a multitude of land maintenance tasks.
Barry Cassidy on 28 Oct 2020
What are the most common cross-compliance penalties?
Cattle and sheep tagging, protecting watercourses from pollution, and removing landscape features are among the most common cross-compliance issues.
Niall Hurson on 03 Sep 2020
Minister must ensure sustainability from Golden Vale to mountain top - INHFA
The association has welcomed the appointment of the new Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue.
Adam Woods on 12 Feb 2020
Farm inspections: what do farmers get penalised most on?
Adam Woods spoke to the Department of Agriculture's southeastern regional inspector Mairead Fanning about the inspection process.
Adam Woods on 07 Feb 2020
3,600 cattle identification and registration inspections to take place in 2020
Adam Woods reports from a beef seminar held in Kilkenny last night where southeastern regional inspector Mairead Fanning outlined the Department of Agriculture inspection process.