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Payments system is broken - Heydon
Pat O'Toole
The new Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and the Marine says that the strings attached to payments are responsible for low uptake of SCEP and the Sheep Welfare scheme.
29 January 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: Commissioner's soothing words need to be matched with action
He comes across as a very hands on, in touch Commissioner that knows his brief very well, and clearly knows the challenges.
29 January 2025 News
CAP payments should be index linked - Commissioner Hansen
The Luxembourg man said that where additional burdens are placed on farmers then there needs to be additional funding, but could not say where this funding would come from.
Minister Heydon wants to change ‘bleak’ narrative around farming
The new Minister for Agriculture wants to highlight how good farming is for the economy, and how good Irish farmers are at producing quality food.
29 January 2025 News
Bland deadlines are ‘not fit for purpose’
He said Brussels should 'not just have bland deadlines that that are not fit for purpose', adding that it is very important to take into account the geography and soil type in certain areas of the EU.
29 January 2025 News
EU-US trading relationship paramount for Ireland - Heydon
In his engagement with his American counterparts, Minister Heydon said he will be highlighting the mutual benefit of the EU-US trading relationship.
28 January 2025 News
10 things we learned about agri commissioner Christophe Hansen
The new European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food has an Irish connection, reservations about Donald Trump and really knows his farming, writes Caitríona Morrissey.
26 January 2025 News
ICSA calls on Heydon to push back against ‘bad EU policies’
The ICSA president has said that the new minister must stand firm against all policies that have a detrimental effect on our farmers.
23 January 2025 News
Commissioner wants farm supports to go to real ‘active farmers’
Christophe Hansen addressed the IFA’s 70th AGM in the Irish Farm Centre on Thursday where he gave a wide-ranging address to the IFA national council and guests.
23 January 2025 News
IFA to tell Commissioner farmers need certainty
It will be made “quite clear” to Commissioner Hansen when he visits Ireland on Thursday that farmers need a five-to-ten-year plan on policy, the IFA president has said.
22 January 2025 News
Plans for simplified CAP payments
Announced in the 2025 Programme for Government, there will be IT system improvements at the Department of Agriculture to avoid payment delays.
22 January 2025 News
Letter to the Editor: open letter to Christophe Hansen
Open letter to Christophe Hansen, EU Commissioner for Agriculture & Food - Mark Connors, vice chair, IFA environment committee
22 January 2025 Letters