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Farmers looking to get their hands on computerised calf feeders may soon be able do so, thanks to a new £30 million grant…
Farmers in the Midlands can apply for a £5,000 environmental grant to help fund management and infrastructure changes that will protect watercourses from…
A newly-formed independent panel is set to look at how funding supports the needs of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Government…
Farmers in Northern Ireland will retain the right to have an independent review of their CAP application – but only if they are…
Further rounds of funding for a popular small grants scheme which helps farmers buy equipment to boost productivity and increase yields have been…
The decision to increase Northern Ireland’s rate of advance payments for 2018 from 50% to 70% of claim value has been widely welcomed…
The exchange rate to be used to calculate 2018 direct payments and the Young Farmers’ Payment was announced by the Department of Agriculture,…
The euro exchange rate for calculating Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2018 payments has been set, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs…
Farmers affected by this summer’s dry weather will be able to avail of new fodder measures secured by the UK Government, it has…
Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments from Brussels are set to remain approximately the same this year as in 2017, according to property consultancy…
Urgent clarification is being sought over the deployment of Wales Rural Development Programme (RDP) funding, according to the Welsh National Farmers’ Union (NFU…
National Farmers Union (NFU) Scotland is urging Scotland’s farmers and crofters to take advantage of Government loan schemes for a vital cashflow boost this…
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is to engage with the wider farming, food and environmental sectors on a possible…
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is urging the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) to further simplify the BPS application process as a survey of…
Applicants for the Countryside Stewardship (CS) scheme have one extra month to complete their Mid-Tier application and send it to Natural England. Over…
High Court has granted permission for a judicial review into a decision made by Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture (DAERA) to move to a…
Trade deals with third countries must be fair and balanced, imported foodstuffs must comply with high European Union (EU) standards and unjustified foreign…
Northern Ireland should continue getting EU regional funds post-2020, when the Brexit transition period ends, the Regional Development Committee stated today (Wednesday, June…
