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Editorial: the next CAP vision
Jack Kennedy
There is talk of incentives rather than conditions, however, all that for me is ‘stay on the same road’ type language, just maybe trying to say it in a different way.
19 February 2025 Northern Ireland
Treasury refuses to back down on inheritance tax
The farmer representatives reportedly suggested other tax raising measures, instead of the planned £1m limit on agricultural and business property relief.
13 February 2025 News
Ireland to chair global alliance for agricultural greenhouse gases
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon and Minister of State with special responsibility for research and development Noel Grealish announced the Global Research Alliance conference.
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
Solar industry sets out demands
As the new government prepares to take office, the industry body representing the large-scale solar sector has called for reforms of how solar is roll out.
23 December 2024 Renewables
Calls for frameworks around agri voltaics
The Irish Solar Energy Association has called for the incoming government to create a new framework to support agri voltaics - the practice of combining agriculture with renewable energy.
23 December 2024 Renewables
Consumers urged to buy Irish vegetables this Christmas
Supermarkets have been proactively, whether intentionally or not, undermining the horticulture industry in Ireland, Kenneth Keavey of Green Earth Organics has said.
27 November 2024 News
Commissioner tells Ukraine to supply EU with protein
The European Commissioner for Agriculture has suggested that Ukraine focuses on producing protein for the EU market, rather than other grains which it can sell around the world.
27 November 2024 News
Harris to revamp farming payments
The Taoiseach says that the 'costs incurred/income forgone' model is seeing farmers walk away from schemes.
20 November 2024 News
'I want farmers to be farming, not filling out forms' – Harris
The Taoiseach says that Fine Gael are the party best placed to advance Irish farming's cause at European level, as he talks succession, CAP, nitrates, and simp0lifying schemes
20 November 2024 News
50 farmers contribute to new handbook on sustainable farming
The book shows farmers how to manage land in a way that enhances habitats, increases wildlife and harnesses natural processes.
18 November 2024 News
Martin pledges farm retirement scheme if elected
There is a need to facilitate farm retirement to have a much smoother and incentivised progression of young people into farming, the outgoing Tánaiste has said.
13 November 2024 News