Rural Life
Munster Technological University will host a stakeholder workshop exploring the future of rural life and farming in Ireland next month.
The European Parliament has launched its work on the proposal to tie farm payments into 'National and Regional Partnership Plans' (NRPP).
Schemes
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food will meet this week to continue discussions on the post-2027 CAP.
The group representing EU farmers has said that concession made by the European Commission in recent days do not go far enough.
Agri-Business
President von der Leyen has committed to make an further €45 billion available in the first year of the next CAP for farm payments.
The current cycle of the CAP, which began in 2023, has had a "relatively modest" impact on farm incomes, according to Teagasc.
Agri Politics
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food will this week continue discussions on the Common Agricultural Policy.
Several EU agriculture ministers have expressed concerns over planned moves to strengthen capping and degressivity in the next CAP post-2027.
Minister Heydon has told his EU counterparts that capping and flattening farm payments could have "unintended effects" on productivity.
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) must remain fully-funded and distinct beyond 2027, Minister Agriculture Martin Heydon has said.
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food meets this week to discuss the Common...
A group of EU farm organisations will hold a "flash action" in France on the twin issues of the EU's budget and the future of the CAP.
A farm organisation has urged for the budget allocation to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to...
An Irish MEP is calling on the government to ensure that it fully uses the mechanisms in the new CAP to boost available funding.
A meeting of member states' agriculture ministers yesterday saw several member states criticise the commission's plans for the new CAP.
The European Parliament has voted to adopt a report from its Agriculture Committee that rejects proposals for the next CAP.
Environment
The Green Party has said that the Proposed EU Budget for 2028-35 must be "reframed" to protect farming, rural development and nature.
Beef
The ICSA has said that the European Commission's proposal on the future of the CAP "sends a chilling message" on farm incomes.
Luke Ming Flanagan has said that the proposed cut in the CAP budget for 2028 to 2034 is "extremely disappointing".
The group representing young farmers in the EU has said that the process of finalising the new CAP post-2027 is set to be "long and chaotic".
The IFA has said the European Commission must be "faced down" on proposals for the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget.
The European Parliament's Agriculture and Rural Development Committee (AGRI) called for an increased and standalone budget for the CAP.
The European Parliament's agriculture committee will hold what one Irish MEP described as a key vote on the parliament's CAP priorities.
