Opinion
There has been a lot of talk this week about the possible impact of increases in the National Living Wage on agriculture.
N.Ireland
New procedures for Northern Irish farmers applying for a 'review of decisions' under the Common Agricultural Policy will come into force.
The UK Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will outline the future of...
Agri-Business
Brussels will hear European farmers’ views on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)...
Brussels will hear European farmers’ views on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in a conference taking place today, July 7.
EU
The European Commission wants the public to have its say on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
All EU aid monies will be paid out to farmers by the end of October, according to European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan.
The reformed CAP could become a bureaucratic monster the new EU Agriculture Commissioner Hogan, has been warned.
Today’s farmers are new Renaissance men: they must possess the right mix of science, economics, entrepreneurialism, and environmental awareness to meet the challenges of the future
Dublin student Martinn Cousins, from Crumlin, has won Agri Aware’s Holy Cow! competition.
The European Commission continues to tinker with the CAP in ways that are fundamentally at odds with the raison d'etre of the EU
The decision to designate Phil Hogan as the next EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development is testament to his considerable experience and abilities according to Taoiseach Enda Kenny
Jean-Claude Juncker has told Phil Hogan that he believes the CAP is a vehicle to deliver future food security and jobs in Europe.
Sheep
Commonage farmers will not accept collective agreements as a measure to gain entry into the new GLAS scheme, according to the recently-formed Concerned Hill Farmers Action Group.
EU Commissioner Ciolos has called for a meeting of experts to look at the impact of the Russian ban on european agricultural sectors.
Included in the final detail of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme (RDP), 2014-2020, announced today by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney is a On Farm Capital Investment allocation of €365m.
Arable
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney today announced his decisions on the detail of the Coupled Aid Schemes for Protein Crops and on other aspects of the CAP greening measures
There now seems every likelihood that the Romanian politician Dacian Cioloş will be asked to serve a second consecutive term as EU Farm Commissioner.
Beef
Placing a €4 cap on Irish beef prices is totally unrealistic
Environment
Conservation experts believe new CAP Greening measures to be totally ineffective
Young farmers are optimistic about the future and ready to face the challenges and opportunities ahead, according to a report published today by Ulster Bank.
So much for the EU Farm Commissioner's commitment to come up with a simplified set of CAP measures
