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  • CAP: Definition of active farmer is a ‘huge challenge’
  • ‘Optional’ approach on table for pensioner farmers’ direct payments
  • Proposal to direct CBAM revenues to farmers ‘a sticking plaster’

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agriland.ie /3 weeks ago

CAP: Definition of active farmer is a ‘huge challenge’

Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) support should go to those who are “actively producing, who are actively working the land and who are working with animals,” according to the Europ...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

‘Optional’ approach on table for pensioner farmers’ direct payments

A reprieve appears to be on the table for pensioner farmers who were in danger of losing direct payments in the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Plans tabled by the European...

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agriland.ie /3 weeks ago

Proposal to direct CBAM revenues to farmers ‘a sticking plaster’

A proposal tabled by the European Parliament to direct a portion of revenue from the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to support farmers has been slammed as “little more t...

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agriland.ie /2 weeks ago

Farm groups warn of CAP threat in new EU budget proposal

The 20% cut to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in the EU budget’s revised negotiating box has sparked a backlash from farming bodies. A statement released by European farm lob...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

New Agriland podcast ‘Farm Conversations: Why CAP matters’

Ireland has made shaping the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) a top priority during its EU Presidency – putting agriculture firmly at the heart of the European agenda...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

CAP future discussed with EU Commissioner at Dublin farm

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and food security topped the agenda as senior Fine Gael representatives met with European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, Christophe Han...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Agriculture ‘cannot be forced to compete’ with other spending priorities

Agriculture “cannot be forced to compete with other national spending priorities”, MEP Ciaran Mullooly has said. The Midlands North-West MEP made the comment as the European Parlia...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

CAP 2023-2027: The impact on family farm incomes

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and the support payments farmers receive through it, is a major contributor to farm incomes in Ireland. Indeed for most sectors, depending on...

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agriland.ie /2 weeks ago

Watch: Commissioner says strong CAP ‘crucial’ to support farmers

European Commissioner Michael McGrath has stressed the need for a “strong” Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to support farm incomes as EU budget negotiations continue. The commissi...

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agriland.ie /2 weeks ago

Cross-party Irish MEPs propose plan to boost next CAP by €90bn

A cross-party group of Irish MEPs have proposed a plan that would go some way to covering the tabled cut to the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget for 2028-2034. Last yea...

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jornaleconomico.sapo.pt /3 weeks ago

Luís Montenegro e 16 líderes recusam novos cortes na PAC no orçamento da UE

Os 17 chefes de Estado e de Governo dizem que a PAC e a política de coesão "contribuem igualmente para a competitividade da Europa e para a segurança alimentar, proporcionando simu...

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agriland.ie /1 week ago

EU farm orgs sound the alarm in ‘declaration’ to defend CAP amid budget talks

Europe’s farming organisations have sounded the alarm in a “landmark declaration” to defend the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and its budget. Europe’s “last chance to rebuild it...

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rte.ie /1 month ago

'Money is there' to support farmers - EU Commissioner

The EU Commissioner for Agriculture has said he is confident that the "money is there" to maintain the current level of financial support for the bloc's farmer.

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Govt warned CAP funding ‘the foundation’ of family farming

Any significant reduction to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget would have “devastating consequences” for farm families and rural communities, according to an Offaly TD. I...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

CAP ‘in urgent need of rebalancing’ towards food production

The Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) has told EU Agriculture Commissioner Christoph Hansen that there is a need for a “clear definition of an active farmer”. T...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Flanagan calls on Irish MEPs to defend CAP structure

MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan said it is “time to stop and listen to the voices that have expressed concern” over the direction of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The MEP spoke fo...

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agriland.ie /2 weeks ago

Proposed EU budget sees 30% rise, CAP protection ensured

An “ambitious” €1.62 trillion budget for the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) has today (October 10) been proposed in a revised negotiating box for the next long-ter...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

95% of Europeans see agriculture as vital for future of region

Agriculture and rural areas are considered important for Europe’s future by 95% of Europeans, while 93% say securing a stable food supply for the bloc is crucial. That’s according...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

‘Genuine farmers’ should not pay the price for ‘weaknesses’ in CAP

“Genuine farmers” should not pay the price for weaknesses in the system when it comes to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), according to MEP Barry Cowen. He said: “Recent revela...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

‘Direct line’ between CAP model and food security

There is a “direct line” between Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and food security that “must be recognised”, according to the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA). T...

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agriland.ie /1 day ago

MEP demands ‘concrete’ CAP funding guarantees

Irish MEP Ciaran Mullooly has demanded concrete Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funding guarantees as pressure grows in budget negotiations. He warned that bringing existing money...

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agriland.ie /1 month ago

Farmers welcome proposed ‘overhaul’ of EU public procurement rules

European farmers have welcomed proposed changes to public procurement rules. EU farm organisation Copa Cogeca has said the European Commission’s proposal to overhaul the EU’s publi...

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agriland.ie /1 week ago

MEP slams new CAP proposals as ‘serious disappointment’

An Irish MEP has slammed the new proposals on the EU budget and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as a “serious disappointment” for Irish farmers and rural communities. Ciaran M...

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agriland.ie /2 weeks ago

Call for organics to be considered ‘strategic investment’ in post-27 CAP

Over 260 policymakers, farmers, businesses, researchers and civil society members involved in organics have gathered in Co. Cork for the European Organic Congress 2026. The meeting...

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