CAP / Schemes
Teagasc hiring advisors as ACRES approaches
Teagasc is in the process of hiring temporary advisors for a four-month position until the end of the year. The...
ACRES
Organics
Organic farming: 97% rise in queries to advisors
New enhanced-payment-rates under the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) have prompted an increase of at least 97% in the number of...
Sponsored
Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
CAP / Schemes
Farmland: Advice on new CAP and livestock breeding trends
This week on Farmland, guests join Agriland‘ editor Stella Meehan and technical beef specialist Breifne O’Brien, to discuss the upcoming...
CAP / Schemes
ACRES: Online portal opens for farm sustainability plans
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has announced the opening of his department’s farm sustainability plan (FSP)...
CAP / Schemes
ACRES general actions: Full list and payment rates
Key details of the Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) have been released in the last week by the Department...
CAP / Schemes
ACRES: How will the results-based scorecards work?
Actions and payment rates for the Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) emerged over the last week, revealing what farmers...
CAP / Schemes
ACRES programme lacking on budget and flexibility - IFA
The new Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is lacking when it comes to budget size and flexibility for applicants,...
Agri Politics
ACRES: Payment rates set out by department
Under the new Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES), farmers can expect payment rates of over €1,000/ha for some general...
Sponsored
Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
CAP / Schemes
ACRES: Potential actions for farmer payment emerge
The actions that farmers can undertake under the Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) are beginning to emerge. Department officials...
Agri-Business
IBLA: New agri-environment scheme timeline 'inadequate'
The Irish Beef and Lamb Association (IBLA) has raised concerns about the timeline for farmers to apply for the new...
CAP / Schemes
'Serious question marks' over ACRES effectiveness - ICMSA
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has urged farmers to take careful consideration before applying to the Agri Climate...
CAP / Schemes
ACRES: Minister asked how commercial farmers will benefit
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has asked the agriculture minister to demonstrate how the Agri Climate Rural...
CAP / Schemes
Call for rollover of GLAS to bridge gap to ACRES
An independent TD has called on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) to roll over the existing...
Environment
ACRES: Claim that 'money is weak' and not enough places
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has expressed disappointment with the capacity and payment rates that will be...
Sponsored
Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Video
Farmland discusses ACRES and the challenges facing young farmers
On this episode of Farmland, Agriland editor Stella Meehan sits down with general secretary of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association...
Rural Life
Watch: Farmland - ACRES reaction and young farmer challenges
This week’s episode of Farmland, discusses plans to establish a new group for young dairy farmers, and hears from one farm...
Rural Life
Farmland: ACRES reaction and a new young farmers group
This week’s episode of Farmland, which will be broadcast tomorrow (Tuesday, June 5), discusses the new Agri Climate Rural Environmental Scheme...
CAP / Schemes
ACRES: What is a co-operation project zone?
As was reported extensively be Agriland last week, the new Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) has been announced and...