Organisation: European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Stephen Cadogan: Unmet credit needs of farmers in the EU between €19.8 and €46.6bn

Having bailed out many banks across the continent since 2008, the EU and taxpayers are more than entitled to demand a better deal for borrowers.

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Cork County Mayor welcomes LEADER programme

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Phil Hogan recalls fond UCC Macra memories

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Oliver Moore: Season of promise for organic sector

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Coveney launches farm schemes

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New grant scheme for collaborative farming

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme backs modern dairy enterprises

A scheme which will directly support the development of modern dairy enterprises on farms has been unveiled.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2015

€50m grant scheme to modernise dairy farms

A €50m grant scheme has been launched to help dairy farmers expand and modernise their operations — a move which could help position Ireland as the fastest growing dairy producer on the planet over the next decade.

Tue, 30 Jun, 2015

Strong farmer interest in agri-environment scheme

Nearly 27,000 farmers have applied to join the Green Low Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme. Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney said he was delighted by the uptake.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2015

Grants scheme launched to encourage farmers to go organic

Farmers will be paid up to €220 per hectare of their land while converting to organic farming under a new scheme launched yesterday.

Wed, 22 Apr, 2015

New organic farming scheme launched

The opening of a new Organic Farming Scheme has been announced by Minister of State Tom Hayes during a visit to the farm of John Purcell, Good Herdsmen, an organic meat processor, in Golden, Cashel, Co Tipperary.

Wed, 22 Apr, 2015

Farmers can apply for EU loans rather than grants

Farmers and entrepreneurs will apply for loans rather than grants from the EU’s rural development fund under a programme unveiled by the European Commission and the European Investment Bank.

Tue, 24 Mar, 2015

After 10 years in the dark, Cobh Cathedral to be lit up again

AFTER nearly 10 years in the dark, the magnificent Cobh Cathedral is to be illuminated again — at a fraction of the previous cost.

Tue, 06 Dec, 2011

Proposal to unlock €98m in EU aid

EXTRA EU aid totalling €98 million could be unlocked for Ireland by a proposal to increase the Brussels funding contribution to projects in areas such as infrastructure and rural development.

Mon, 08 Aug, 2011

Freeze on LEADER grants for food entrepreneurs

FARMERS are giving up on diversifying into consumer food ideas because of a freeze on LEADER funding.

Thu, 24 Feb, 2011

Ireland makes net gain from EU

IRELAND remains a net beneficiary of the European Union, which gave us €500 million more in 2008 that we gave it.

Sat, 12 Sep, 2009

Details of farmers’ payments published

INFORMATION on Irish farmers, including their names, EU funding payments and early retirement plans, have been published on the Department of Agriculture website despite concerns from the farming sector that the details will be a “charter for nosey parkers”.

Wed, 01 Oct, 2008