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An organic farmer had his licence suspended for two years following an inspection that led to the detection of a "critical infringement"

Total gross output for agriculture in Northern Ireland rose by 9% within one year reaching £2.43 billion in 2021, according to the DAERA.

Image source: Hedgerows Ireland A new national organisation, Hedgerows Ireland, is calling for specific legislation to be introduced to protect ‘Ireland’s rainforests’ – native hedgerow. The group recently met with, and stated its concerns and aims to, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM), Pippa Hackett and Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan. Its message was clear – it wants new legislation in the form of an am...

Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced plans to reduce cross-compliance penalties for 2021. Statutory Management Requirements (SMRs) are requirements of area-based schemes such as the Basic Payment Scheme, Greening Payment and Young Farmers Reserve. The regulations cover the environment, climate change, public health, animal health and plant health and animal welfare, in addition to maintaining all their land in good agricultural and environmental condition. Where the D...

Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) Under the CAP proposals BISS will replace the Basic Payment Scheme or Single Farm Payment. Capping/Reduction of Payments Capping is an overall limit on the value of direct payments an individual can receive. This will be used to finance the Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS). Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers (CISYF) The CISYF is a proposed optional income support for young farmers in the form of ann...

A key feature of the CAP post 2020 proposals is the increased environmental ambition. EU Agriculture Ministers agreed a Council General Approach on the CAP proposals at the end of last year. At the core of this agreement, which demonstrates the higher levels of climate ambition, are the new Eco-Schemes under Pillar I. Countries will design Eco-Schemes based on their own analysis of priorities and the schemes will include precision farming, agro-forestry, and organic farming. Farmers will be abl...