Organisation: SFP

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

food

Restaurant review: St Francis Provisions in Cork 'is a little cracker'

Joe McNamee's latest food find in Cork.

farming

How long will £2.2bn landowner subsidy last in post-Brexit UK?

farming

Seán Finan: Education and affordable finance vital for young farmers

farming

Farming Poll 2016: Poll’s low level of satisfaction with TAMS is no surprise

farming

35-acre bank of forestry on Ring of Kerry

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FARMING POLL 2015: Most farmers welcome new BPS

Call to include more young farmers in future TAMS plans

The definition of ‘young farmer’ should be reviewed to maximise the numbers entering TAMS schemes, said IFA rural development chairman Flor McCarthy.

Mon, 25 May, 2015

Stephen Cadogen: SFP recipients at risk of being prey to criminals

Government sources have confirmed that they are obliged by EU legislation to publish details of all beneficiaries of Common Agricultural Policy funding of more than €1,250.

Thu, 09 Apr, 2015

Dairy focus: How to manage drought effect

Despite one of the best years ever for grass production, some areas, most notably light coastal areas in Cork and Waterford, suffered from drought in August.

Thu, 04 Sep, 2014

Funding must be secured to open GLAS scheme

IFA has asked Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney to organise meetings around the country to outline his plans for commonages.

Thu, 07 Aug, 2014

Supports must be given to those most in need

When I was invited to attend the launch of the latest programme, I was delighted, because it took place on the kind of family farm I have always advocated, and it was being led from the Dairygold side by Jim Woulfe, who has always been a supporter of this kind of co-operation.

Thu, 24 Jul, 2014

REPS farmers facing financial difficulty over eligibility for SFP

Compliance with environmental regulations could leave some farmers in severe financial difficulty if they are deemed ineligible for the Single Farm Payment scheme, the ICSA and Fianna Fáil have warned.

Wed, 23 Jul, 2014

Threat to Coveney’s convergence

Trading of entitlements is shifting the ground under Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney’s partial convergence plan to bring all EU single farm payments closer to the national average, warns mid-Cork local election candidate and farmer, Jerry O’Sullivan.

Thu, 27 Feb, 2014

New CAP strictures leave sheep farmers on edge

Q&A: John Lynskey

Thu, 06 Feb, 2014

Strong Rural Development plan is welcome announcement

IFA will be looking for flexibility in the new scheme to maximise participation and minimise costs

Mon, 20 Jan, 2014

Higgins backs amnesty over Irish Single Farm Payments clawback

Irish farmers who are being asked by the European Commission to pay back Single Farm Payment monies they have been overpaid should be granted an amnesty, European Parliament member Jim Higgins said during a meeting with Commission officials in Brussels.

Tue, 31 Dec, 2013

Payment cuts are putting farmers at disadvantage

The recent cuts to Single Farm Payments (SFP) have come as a big blow to thousands of farmers, and especially here in West Cork where you have many farmers already marginalised as a consequence of the disadvantaged land that makes up many of the holdings.

Sat, 21 Dec, 2013

Farm leader warns on price volatility

A senior farmer leader has warned that farm produce price volatility can seriously undermine the Food Harvest 2020 expansion plan.

Thu, 28 Nov, 2013

Why 334 got no Single Payment in 2012

Penalties resulted in 334 applicants getting no payment in the 2012 Single Payment Scheme.

Thu, 22 Aug, 2013

Minister hopes to gain EU support in CAP reform discussions

Agri-food stakeholders are confident that Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney’s efforts to gain EU-wide support for his gradual model of redistribution of farm payments will bear fruit in CAP reform talks today and tomorrow in Luxembourg.

Mon, 24 Jun, 2013

Reilly’s remarks to spark tobacco industry’s anger

Health Minister James Reilly has risked causing outrage by seemingly linking the tobacco industry to a mysterious Mission Impossible-style robbery at the EU’s tobacco control offices.

Fri, 24 May, 2013

Kelly bets on 2013 reference year for SFP

Sean Kelly, MEP for Ireland South, is betting on a 2013 reference year for the new single farm payment (SFP).

Thu, 23 May, 2013

Still weeks to grass in worst hit crisis areas

Deluges of rain in 2012 on the heavy, slow-draining soils in north west Co Cork have left farmers unable to ease their fodder crisis.

Thu, 25 Apr, 2013

Future bright for farmers with management skills

Farm managers will play a big role in the Food Harvest 2020 plan to boost Irish agri-food exports by 42%.

Thu, 28 Mar, 2013

Big problems, local solutions

Next week’s EU Council of Ministers meeting has been the focus of increasingly tense debate between Irish farmers across all sectors and income levels.

Thu, 14 Mar, 2013

IFA campaign a disservice to many farmers

There needs to be reasoned debate on reform of the Common Agriculture Policy and everyone who has an interest in our countryside and villages has a stake in that argument.

Wed, 13 Mar, 2013

IFA: Viability of tens of thousands of farmers at risk under CAP reforms

The viability of tens of thousands of farmers will be put at risk if a proposal to flatten direct farm payments is approved as part of CAP reforms being negotiated by EU agriculture ministers, the IFA claims.

Tue, 12 Mar, 2013

European Parliament members to play part in CAP reform

Members of the European parliament will play a pivotal role in the reform of the EU’s Common Agriculture Policy when they debate and vote on the proposals tomorrow and Wednesday.

Mon, 11 Mar, 2013

Farmers sow seeds of protest in Dublin

Thousands of farmers are to gather outside Dublin Castle today to demand that the impact of CAP reforms on direct farm payments be minimised.

Mon, 11 Mar, 2013

Thousands to protest at Coveney’s constituency office over CAP talks

Thousands of farmers are expected to line the streets of Carrigaline, Co Cork, this morning as part of an IFA protest outside the constituency office of Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney.

Sat, 09 Mar, 2013

CAP reform means less money for farmers

The reality of CAP reform is less money available to farmers, following the EU’s 2014-20 budget cut by heads of state, says ICMSA president John Comer.

Thu, 28 Feb, 2013

EU ministers endorse proposals by Ireland on farm payment flexibility

European agriculture ministers endorsed a text put forward by the Irish presidency, proposing member states be given some flexibility on how they distribute their farm payments.

Tue, 26 Feb, 2013

240 farmers pocket €100k each under EU scheme

More than 240 farmers each received over €100,000 last year from the EU under the single farm payment (SFP) scheme.

Mon, 17 Dec, 2012

Initial run of Single Farm Payments worth €538m welcomed by farmers

Farmers have welcomed the timely issuing of €538m by Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney in the initial payments run for the Single Farm Payment (SFP).

Thu, 18 Oct, 2012

SF would limit SFP to €100,000

Sinn Féin wants to make corporations ineligible for the single farm payment, and proposes to limit the amount an individual can claim at €100,000.

Thu, 18 Oct, 2012

Debate on SFP will grow

The announcement that Kerry Group will create up to 900 jobs in Kildare within three years provided the ideal backing for the estimated 20,000 farmers demonstrating in Dublin on Tuesday.

Thu, 11 Oct, 2012

IFA accuses Coveney of grossly understating threat posed by CAP

More than 600 Irish farmers stand to lose more than 70% of their single farm payment in the 2014 revamp of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy, says Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney.

Fri, 05 Oct, 2012

A base income would be a guarantee for all

A small, but powerful farming group wants to maintain the present system of single farm payment (SFP) after 2013.

Thu, 30 Aug, 2012

TDs taking interest in CAP reform

After my critique on the Single Farm Payment in this column last week I received a number of phone calls.

Thu, 19 Apr, 2012

Important not to create a division

Having read a front page report in another farming paper concerning what was described “as back tracking” by Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney in relation to reform of the single farm payment system, I was both disheartened and confused.

Thu, 12 Apr, 2012

Ciolos confirms the worst

Irish unrest continues over core aspects of the proposed new Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), but focus is moving onto battles that have a realistic chance of being won.

Thu, 26 Jan, 2012

ICMSA: Exclude lease-breaking farmers from Single Farm Payment

LANDOWNERS who break their leases should be excluded from Single Farm Payment (SFP), according to ICMSA president John Comer.

Tue, 17 Jan, 2012

Coveney confident CAP can work to defend best interests of farmers

AGRICULTURE Minister Simon Coveney is confident that the EU’s new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) can still be fine-tuned to defend the best interests of farmers.

Sat, 22 Oct, 2011

Delivery of €476m in single farm payments by state ‘a good start’

THE IFA has described as a good start yesterday’s move by the state to deliver €476 million in single farm payments to 100,000 farmers.

Thu, 20 Oct, 2011

Coveney flags budget measures

AGRICULTURE Minister Simon Coveney explained his plan to bring forward a budget tax package to encourage land mobility, at last Saturday’s National Dairy Show in Millstreet, Co Cork.

Thu, 20 Oct, 2011

Two assaulted as IFA occupies Department office

AT least 94,000 farmers will be paid €444m of single farm payments in the week starting October 17 — €46m more than was paid at the same time last year, according to Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney. (The payment window allowed under EU rules is October 16, 2011 to June, 2012).

Thu, 13 Oct, 2011