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Further GAEC-2 derogation needed – IFA
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The IFA has continually raised the disproportionate impact of GAEC-2 on Irish farms since it first appeared in the draft EU CAP proposals.
9 April 2025 News
CAP Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme opens to new applicants
The announcement follows on from the recent opening of the Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme and offers farmers an opportunity to draw down a support payment of up to €1,000 per herd.
9 April 2025 Viewpoints
Dempsey at Large: CAP in the firing line as defence crisis worsens
Germany - inflation, especially if it is caused by government spending and borrowing, has led to constitutional constraints on government spending.
Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme opens to new applicants
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon announced the reopening of the scheme, which has a budget of €25m over four years until 2027 and is co-funded by the European Union.
9 April 2025 News
Minister insists GAEC 2 rules are not a land designation
Minister Heydon said that if a farmer believes that a land parcel has been incorrectly included in the standard, they can appeal that decision to the Department of Agriculture.
6 April 2025 Climate and environment
GAEC 2 proposal ‘disenfranchises’ small farmers – Sinn Féin
The party’s spokesperson on agriculture Martin Kenny raised concerns with Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon in the Dáil on Thursday.
3 April 2025 News
IFA to host major CAP conference next month
The purpose of the event is to give farmers an insight into the development of the next CAP and progress on the multiannual financial framework.
2 April 2025 News
INHFA wants mineral soils red-lined out of GAEC 2 rules
The hill farmers’ group has presented what it called a ‘fair solution’ to implementing GAEC 2.
1 April 2025 News
New €22m National Sheep Welfare Scheme opens
The Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon announced the scheme on Monday which has a budget of €22 million and is a continuation and expansion of a similar scheme that operated in 2024.
31 March 2025 News
Map: Wicklow farmers receive highest average CAP payments in 2024
The Department of Agriculture has revealed the total and average CAP payments per county last year.
29 March 2025 News
CAP ‘must return’ to focus on sustainable food production – Carbery
The Midlands Northwest MEP was speaking from the European Parliament at a conference on ‘Strengthening Food Security and Strategic Autonomy in the EU’ on Wednesday.
26 March 2025 News
Dairy beef weighing scheme addresses ‘huge mistake’ by Government – IFA
The Minister for Agriculture announced the new scheme with €4m in funding which the IFA claims must be built on to adequately support farmers making long-term investments in rearing beef calves.
26 March 2025 News