CAP / Schemes
What are the common scheme compliance issues for farmers?
The Agricultural Appeals Office (AAO) has outlined some of the common scheme compliance issues that faced farmers last year. The...
Appeals
CAP / Schemes
One third of scheme appeals in 2023 related to BPS and SCEP
Around one third of scheme appeals made by farmers to the Agricultural Appeals Office (AAO) in 2023 related to the...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Agri-Business
Agriculture Appeals Review Panel to consist of 7 members
The new Agriculture Appeals Review Panel is due to consist of seven members, according to the latest draft legislation. The...
Forestry
Forestry Appeals Committee issued 101 decisions in 2023
The Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC) published 101 appeal decisions relating to 66 licence decisions last year. The FAC is an...
Agri-Business
Agricultural Appeals Review Panel moves closer
The government has drafted legislation which will allow for the establishment of the Agricultural Appeals Review Panel. The general scheme...
Rural Life
Over 650 RZLT appeals made to An Bord Pleanála
An Bord Pleanála has confirmed to Agriland that it received over 650 appeals from landowners across the country in relation...
CAP / Schemes
New online system for Agriculture Appeals Office
The independent Agriculture Appeals Office has launched an online facility to allow farmers to submit appeals in a more accessible...
CAP / Schemes
Meal bin mix-up: Farmer appeal over TAMS payment issue upheld
A farmer successfully appealed a decision by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to an exclusion...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
CAP / Schemes
Farmer appeals ANC omission following box-ticking mishap
A farmer who initially received no 2019 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme payments due to a box-ticking mishap successfully...
CAP / Schemes
Agricultural appeals: What was appealed...and what was disallowed?
The 2020 Annual Report of the Agricultural Appeals office noted that some 760 appeals were received last year – but...
Agri Politics
Efforts underway to establish Agri Appeals Review Panel with farmer reps
Efforts are underway to establish an Agricultural Appeals Review Panel, which will include farmer representation as part of the reform...
Agri Politics
'Action needed' from McConalogue to set up independent appeals panel
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue is being urged to move forward with establishing an independent appeals...
Agri Politics
Forestry bill not being 'delivered in isolation' - Hackett
Minister of State with responsibility for land use, biodiversity and forestry Pippa Hackett has said that the forestry bill, which...
Agri Politics
Forestry bill won't be panacea according to independent TD
The introduction of the “much-talked about” forestry bill alone will not solve the current logjam of applications facing the forestry...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
CAP / Schemes
Farmer avoids clawback of payments following appeal
A farmer avoided a clawback by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine of all Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) monies...
CAP / Schemes
Farmer's appeal for force majeure on GLAS rejection partially allowed
A farmer who had a Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) application rejected by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
Rural Life
Crematorium proposal for north Cork was 'out of touch' with rural Ireland and local farmers
Controversial plans to build a crematorium in Kanturk have been put to rest, as An Bord Pleanála has upheld a...
CAP / Schemes
Farmer wins appeal over ANC payment omission
A farmer who did not receive Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (ANC) payments from the Department of Agriculture, Food and...