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Cross compliance switches to conditionality in new CAP
Amy Forde
The penalty system for conditionality in the new CAP as outlined in Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan will have similarities with the current penalty system for cross compliance.
2 November 2022 News
Sheriff's charges cost farmer over €600
Accountants have urged farmers to pay their taxes on time this year as Revenue is taking a firmer line on outstanding liabilities.
2 November 2022 News
Over half of farmers inspected breach cattle-tagging rules
Last year, 3,607 cattle identification and registration inspections were carried out and of this number 2,255 failed the inspection.
Avoiding BEEP penalties this autumn
Adam Woods takes a look at what farmers need to do to guarantee this year’s BEEP payment.
28 September 2022 Management
DAERA serves up more fines than before
With farm penalties applied by DAERA near doubling in 2021 it points to rules being more strictly enforced
21 September 2022 Northern Ireland
Fines of €250 for cattle tag breaches
Department scheme will see fixed penalty notices replace the traditional clawback on the Basic Payment Scheme.
14 September 2022 News
Farm penalties almost double
Over a third of all infringements were for the for the Statutory Management Requirement on cattle identification and registration.
14 September 2022 News
Case studies: 2021 farmer appeals against GLAS penalties
The Agriculture Appeals Office upheld the arguments of 24 farmers who appealed against facing sanction from the Department last year.
5 August 2022 News
NI round-up: payment frequency, bird flu and vet medicines
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
13 July 2022 Northern Ireland
Notices to destroy ragwort down 74% in 2021
Between the years 2017 and 2021, there was a total of 58 notices issued to farmers to get rid ragwort on their farms.
15 June 2022 News
€7.5m in BEAM payments still to be clawed back
More than €10.8m in BEAM repayments has been recouped from farmers to-date, with 6,990 farmer accounts described as “fully cleared”.
12 June 2022 News