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‘Big Phil’ has huge shoes to fill

‘Big Phil’ has huge shoes to fill

The selection of an Irishman to head up the Agriculture portfolio at the European Commission will be seen as a major feather in the cap for the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, following a pretty fruitful week on the European front for a Government about to come under renewed attack from the Opposition.

Mon, 15 Sep, 2014

GLAS not income support scheme: Coveney

GLAS not income support scheme: Coveney

GLAS will be quite different from REPS because it involves paying farmers for doing specific things on their properties, said Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney last week.

Thu, 30 Jan, 2014

Greening: 30% of single payment can be held

On ‘greening’ in the new CAP, Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has confirmed that 30% of a farmer’s single farm payment will be held back until he or she can demonstrate that basic environmental benchmarks have been met in the production of food.

Thu, 30 Jan, 2014