IFA president, Tim Cullinan, said farmers have been left frustrated by a lack of government engagement

There is broad support among Europeans for the contribution of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to the European Commission’s top priorities, according to a new Eurobarometer survey.

The benefits of the Common Agricultural Policy for British farmers were outlined by EU commissioner Phil Hogan at the Oxford Farming Conference.

Agri Aware has launched a series of six videos about the Common Agricultural Policy following the 2013 reforms. The videos are aimed at both farmers and the general public.

Proposals by the EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan to reduce the red tape associated with the Common Agricultural Policy have been broadly welcomed.

The huge benefits for everyone right across Ireland of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy were brought home to an attendance of about 60,000 at last Sunday’s Tullamore Show and AIB National Livestock Show.

Policing of farmers in European Union states to ensure they obey complex rules under the €58bn Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget costs €4bn a year.

Almost 1,900 farmers were paid over €50,000 each under the Common Agricultural Policy’s single payment scheme last year, with 228 receiving in excess of €100,000. Check our data mapping graphics to see where these payments were made.

The rules for land eligibility, under the Common Agricultural Policy direct payment schemes, are to be clarified by the Department of Agriculture.

TDs and senators have broadly agreed with farmers that the confusion around land eligibility guidelines in this crucial first year of a new Common Agricultural Policy is “entirely unacceptable”.