IOFGA’s general manager, Gillian Westbrook, calls on the decision makers to play fair with organic farmers who are waiting to hear when and how much they will be paid. Ms. Westbrook said: “Payments from the AEOS and Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) are being held up for 148 farmers because the species rich grassland criteria under [...]
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EU-US Historic Partnership in Organic Trade Announced
At Bio-fach the largest Organic Trade Show in the world a historic partnership between the EU and the US was signed by Dacian Cioloş, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development and Kathleen Merrigan, U.S. Agriculture Deputy Secretary. The new arrangement, which comes into force 1 June, allows products certified as organic in the EU [...]
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IOFGA Calls for Decision Makers to Approve Payments
IOFGA’s general manager, Gillian Westbrook, calls on the decision makers to play fair with organic farmers who are waiting to hear when and how much they will be paid. Ms. Westbrook said: “Payments from the AEOS and Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) are being held up for 148 farmers because the species rich grassland criteria under [...]
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Organic farmers appalled at DAFM decisions on payments
Organic farmers who signed up for the AEOS and the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) are appalled to hear the Department’s decision to backtrack on the terms and conditions originally agreed by both parties. The areas of concern are parcels of land which have been designated as Species Rich Grassland, Traditional Hay Meadow and Riparian Margins. [...]