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Commission signals more convergence and payment capping in next CAP
Noel Bardon
Brussels has claimed that the next CAP will focus on simplification, with more convergence and payment capping to come too.
13 February 2025 News
MEPs ‘missed opportunities’ to vote to scrap Mercosur - Sinn Fein MEP
Dublin MEP Lynn Boylan said that there were two opportunities for MEPs to back a vote calling for the EU to scrap the Mercosur trade deal.
13 February 2025 News
‘Treacherous road’ for young farmers to next financial framework - CEJA
It comes after the European Commission unveiled its communication, entitled 'The Road to the Next Multiannual Financial Framework', on Wednesday.
INHFA seeks €350/week retirement scheme
The INHFA said any potential retirement scheme needs a payment rate amounting to €18,200 annually.
5 February 2025 News
Editorial: land price certainty driving decisions
As always, ‘averages’ can cover up a multitude, but the factors driving Irish land price play out each week in these pages.
5 February 2025 Editorial
Trump wields his favourite policy weapon
The freshly inaugurated US president has been very active on the tariff front
5 February 2025 News
Trump set to send world economy into a nosedive
A tariff for the EU will affect Ireland more than other EU members given the high export share, but may not be the end of the damage.
5 February 2025 Opinion
Plant protection products: the facts and the figures on registrations
The Department of Agriculture outlined some facts and figures on the registration of plant protection products at the Teagasc National Tillage Conference.
2 February 2025 News
EU plans to impose tariffs on Russian fertiliser
In 2023, the types of fertilisers covered by the proposed regulation represented over 70% of overall fertiliser consumption in the EU.
31 January 2025 News
‘No transition period’ as rural speed limits set to change
On Friday 7 February, the speed limit on many rural local roads will change from 80km/h to 60km/h.
31 January 2025 News
MEPs ask Commissioners to consider impact of Mercosur on Ireland
MEPs raised Ireland’s concerns on Mercosur trade deal in the European Parliament this Thursday.
30 January 2025 News
Heydon and Hansen need grit
Farming's future is now in the hands of Christophe Hansen and Martin Heydon; both have hands-on farming experience that will hopefully inform them.
29 January 2025 Dealer