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CAP / Schemes
Court of Auditors: EU needs to use satellite imagery more for CAP 'agri-monitoring'
The European Commission has been urged to make better use of new imaging technologies in agri-monitoring in a new report...
CAP / Schemes
The European Commission has been urged to make better use of new imaging technologies in agri-monitoring in a new report...
CAP / Schemes
The results of 81% of farmers selected for remote sensing (satellite) inspections for area-based agricultural schemes have been received to...
CAP / Schemes
If an inspector doesn’t carry out an on-farm inspection correctly, there should be no fines issued as a result of...
Opinion
Fortunately, 2018 has arrived with no news of any fatal farm accident or safety-related on-farm incident being reported. And let’s...
CAP / Schemes
The CEO of Bord Bia, Tara McCarthy, was recently called upon to defend the Irish Food Board’s criteria for inspecting...
Other
The recent jump in penalties handed out to farmers warrants an immediate review of the inspection regime, according to Fianna...
Rural Life
The “over-zealous” nature of farm inspections in north Tipperary over recent years has not helped efforts to promote farm safety....
Rural Life
Just over half of all inspections carried out by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) during the month of May...
CAP / Schemes
The Irish Natura & Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) has welcomed recent action taken by Tipperary farmers with regard to the...
Agri-Business
A total of 6,214 cases were selected for remote sensing land eligibility inspections in 2016 by the Department of Agriculture, the...
Agri-Business
A recent ruling in the High Court, in favour of a farmer and the farm inspection process he had, could...
Other
Increased use of satellite technology can help member states to significantly increase the efficiency of on-the-spot checks necessary for CAP...
Agri Politics
European Commissioner for Agriculture, Phil Hogan is set to introduce a yellow card system for some CAP fines such as...
Agri-Business
Several countries are to visit Ireland in 2016 to conduct inspections on meat processing plants with the first beginning in...
Agri Politics
The CAP simplification principles agreed by EU Council of Agriculture Ministers earlier this week may not become legal reality in...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture recently published the Farmers Charter which details how the Department decides which farmers should be inspected....
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture recently published the updated Farmers Charter and it details how to make a complaint if you’re...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU) has no ‘special powers’, according to its General Secretary Aidan O’Driscoll. Appearing before...