Organisation: LPIS

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News Q&A: Tick the boxes for a large part of your farm income

Be aware, that time is ticking away, time stands still for nobody.

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Sinn Féin amnesty for ‘good faith’ overclaims

farming

ICSA seeks viable markets and 5% shift of land from livestock

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Farm spray regulations will bring added costs for 2016

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Urea can be used all the season to help soil fertility on grassland farms

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Teagasc researcher aims for us to be world class

Negotiations continue on proposed €181m fine by EU after payments audit

Discussions continue with a view to an agreed settlement between Ireland and the EU Commission, on the latter’s proposal of a 2% flat-rate financial correction for Ireland of €181.5 million, arising from its audits of Direct Payment Schemes for farmers in Ireland in 2009, 2010 and 2012.

Thu, 14 May, 2015

Q&A: AEOS and REPS4 farmers can apply for GLAS now

Teagasc has alerted farmers to a significant change in GLAS eligibility rules.

Thu, 23 Apr, 2015

€40,000 raised for legal case against Department

Thu, 02 Apr, 2015

GLAS guide: Farmers want more time to prepare for GLAS

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney will extend the GLAS deadline from April 30 to May 22 (pending EU Commission approval), in light of the Commission’s announcement that Member States can extend the deadline for direct payment applications beyond May 15, and up to June 15.

Thu, 02 Apr, 2015

The nuts and bolts of how agri environment scheme GLAS works

Thu, 02 Apr, 2015

42 ha of commonage enough for GLAS €5,000

Farmers with 42 hectares or more of commonage are looking forward to qualifying for the maximum GLAS payment of €5,000.

Thu, 26 Mar, 2015

Business report: The morning business briefing

Here’s a run down of today’s business headlines.

Thu, 19 Feb, 2015

Resounding support in west Cork for legal challenge to penalties

Search starts for 100 euro each from 1,000 landowners to cover High Court case on LPIS penalties

Thu, 19 Feb, 2015

LPIS penalties may be challenged legally

Farmers came together in West Cork last night to consider a legal challenge against penalties of up to 100% of their single farm payment for alleged overclaims, arising from the land parcel (LPIS) review.

Thu, 12 Feb, 2015

Next generation welcome leasing boost

The biggest farming welcome for Tuesday’s Budget came from the next generation — with Macra President, Kieran O’Dowd, unreservedly welcoming measures to encourage better access to land for young farmers.

Thu, 16 Oct, 2014

Farmers need clarity on LPIS appeals process

10,173: The number of farmers who felt that they had been penalised unfairly for Land Parcel Identification Scheme (LPIS) over-claims.

Mon, 22 Sep, 2014

ICSA calls on Coveney to make the ongoing beef crisis his first priority

ICSA president Patrick Kent has urged Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney to make a resolution of the beef crisis his first priority.

Sat, 12 Jul, 2014

Concerns over ‘charge first, correct later’ water charges

A huge degree of resentment is building up over what I call the Government’s "charge first — correct later" approach to water charges.

Mon, 09 Jun, 2014

Overclaiming issue is a mess

WE have the bureaucracy. We can handle it.

Thu, 30 Jan, 2014

All farms to be reviewed for eligibility

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has confirmed that single farm payments for every farm in the country are being reviewed for ineligible features.

Thu, 14 Nov, 2013

Ireland, England and Wales to dodge land fines

IRELAND, England and Wales are expected to dodge EU fines for claiming subsidies on ineligible land, which will cost Scotland and Northern Ireland at least €200 million.

Thu, 16 Dec, 2010

Farmers start receiving single farm and disadvantaged area payments

A STEADILY increasing number of farmers report they have been receiving their disadvantaged area and single farm payments this week.

Fri, 05 Nov, 2010

Delay in support pay leaves farmers in dire straits

DAIRY farmer Pat Enright hasn’t slept well in over a week.

Mon, 01 Nov, 2010

Criticisms of direct farm payments schedule ‘ill-informed, inaccurate’

CRITICISMS of the schedule of direct farm payments to more than 110,000 farmers is “ill-informed and inaccurate”, says the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Brendan Smith.

Thu, 28 Oct, 2010

Smith praises farmers’ response to LPIS campaign

AGRICULTURE Minister Brendan Smith has praised farmers for their “remarkable” response to his department’s campaign earlier this year to bring the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) up-to-date by mapping ineligible features.

Thu, 23 Sep, 2010

Mapping out a new plan for REPS applications process

PLANS for a simplification of the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS) application process were announced at the national ploughing championships.

Thu, 03 Oct, 2002