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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…
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) President Minette Batters has called for immediate bridging payments for agri-environment agreement holders and a rollover option for scheme…
The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, stated that “intense negotiations” lie ahead regarding the final decision on the EU…
Research centres working to improve crop resilience, sustainability and quality have been granted £5.3 million of Government funding. The package, which will be made…
A multi-million-pound package of support to help the Welsh agri-food industry prepare for Brexit has been confirmed by First Minister of Wales, Carwyn…
Less than two weeks until the deadline, almost half of Northern Ireland’s Single Application forms are yet to be received. Figures confirmed this…
An additional £400,000 (€455,000) has been made available for the second tranche of Tier 1 of the Farm Business Improvement Scheme – Capital (FBIS-C),…
