CAP / Schemes
Over 130,000 BPS applications submitted for 2018
A total of 130,152 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applications have been received by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
Basic Payment Scheme
CAP / Schemes
National Reserve applications almost hit the 1,000 mark
950 applications have been made to the National Reserve this year. Of the 950 applicants, 190 were submitted using a...
Sponsored
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...
CAP / Schemes
Deadline looms for leasing of entitlements
Joseph Naughton, of Joseph Naughton Auctioneers, is one of the busiest auctioneers in Ireland when it comes to entitlements and...
CAP / Schemes
'25% rise in entitlements trade on last year'
As the deadline for trading entitlements draws closer, Owen O’Driscoll – of O’Driscoll & Associates Agricultural Consultants – estimates that...
CAP / Schemes
'Entitlement sales accounting for just 5% of the market'
Michael Guiry of Guiry Auctioneers in Waterford City is busy with the entitlements trade at the moment. His business is...
CAP / Schemes
Half of NI Single Application forms still outstanding
Less than two weeks until the deadline, almost half of Northern Ireland’s Single Application forms are yet to be received....
N.Ireland
Single Application: 3 weeks to go and two-thirds still haven't applied
Farmers have been urged not to leave their Single Application until the last minute, as just three weeks before the...
CAP / Schemes
Farmers reminded to get BPS applications in on time as deadline approaches
A reminder to farmers has been issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine that there is just...
Sponsored
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...
Tillage
DAERA backs calls for 3-crop rule derogation
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has added its backing to calls for an exemption to...
N.Ireland
3-crop rule could tighten barley seed supplies
Arable farmers in Northern Ireland say they are running out of options to allow them to comply with the ‘three-crop...
CAP / Schemes
How are direct payments distributed in the EU?
There are many different schemes in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that contribute to direct payments. Each member state uses...
CAP / Schemes
How does the Irish 'cheque in the post' compare to Europe?
The average direct payment across the European Union (EU) was €266/ha in 2015. Ireland’s average direct payment came in just above...
Opinion
Why the rush to invest in entitlements?
All this talk of farmers buying and leasing Basic Payment Scheme (formerly Single Farm Payment) entitlements must surely come with...
Agri Politics
Almost 60% oppose a €200 suckler payment funded from all farmers' 'basic payments'
Almost 60% of farmers would be opposed to the introduction of a new €200 / suckler cow subsidy, if it...
Sponsored
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....
N.Ireland
2018 Single Application process opens: What you need to know
The online Single Application service has opened for 2018, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced....
Agri-Business
Entitlements trade 'heats' up: Selling for up to 2.7 times annual value
Entitlements trading is in full swing with a steady demand for the leasing of Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) entitlements in...
Agri Politics
Suckler conundrum poll: How would a payment be funded?
As debate over the potential introduction of a €200 / suckler cow subsidy rumbles on, AgriLand asks how would such...
N.Ireland
'Force Majeure' excuse to be discussed at Sperrins landslide meeting
A meeting for Sperrins farmers affected by landslides during the August floods will discuss the possibility of using the ‘Force...