Agri-Business
€452m in advance BISS and CRISS payments issued
A total of €452 million has been issued to farmers today (Tuesday, October 24) as part of the Basic Income...
Payments
Environment
McConalogue: ACRES payments to start in late November
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that payments under the Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES)...
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Native Tree Area Scheme makes planting trees easier
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Agri-Business
OECD report calls for better targeting of EU farmer payments
The targeting of direct payments to farmers should be improved to reflect the “ambitious policy goals” of the EU, according...
Environment
ACRES payments need to 'land on time' - farm org
Farmers will “not be able to cope” if Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) payments do not “land on time”, the...
Agri-Business
EU regulation would compensate farmers for late payments
The EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, has said that farmers will benefit from a proposed EU regulation on late...
Agri-Business
DAFM reminds farmers of 2023 scheme payment dates
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has written to farmers this week reminding them of the “key...
Agri-Business
'This is no way to treat farmers' - Kerrane
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue must “wake up to the reality facing farmers and act”, according...
Agri-Business
IFA to protest at political party think-ins
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is planning to protest at two political party think-ins this week over the cut to...
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Wexford farmer sees benefits of Youngstock Monitoring Technology
Seamus O’Leary, who milks 130 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows at Coolnagree Dairy in Co. Wexford, splits his calving between autumn...
Agri-Business
IFA to protest over payment delays for farmers
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is to hold a protest in Dublin today (Thursday, September 7) over the delay to...
Agri-Business
'Don't come ploughing without your chequebook, minister'
A candidate in the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) presidential election has warned Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie...
CAP / Schemes
Department 'cannot avoid seriousness' of payment dates push back
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been told that it “cannot continue to avoid the seriousness” of...
N.Ireland
DAERA confirms timeline for new farm support programme
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced the timeline for the new farm support and development...
Agri Politics
Minister accused of reneging on promise for independent chair
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has accused the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue of a ‘U-turn’...
CAP / Schemes
€600K in GLAS+ balancing payments begin to issue
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue, T.D. has announced that GLAS plus (GLAS+) balancing payments have commenced. ...
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RDS Announces Opening of Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
Agri-Business
IFA to attend Farmers' Charter meeting this week
An Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) delegation will attend the Farmers’ Charter of Rights meeting on Thursday (April 25) following the...
CAP / Schemes
IFA won't attend Farmers' Charter meeting over payment dates
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that it will not attend a meeting of the Farmers’ Charter tomorrow (Wednesday,...
CAP / Schemes
DAFM confirms payment dates for CRISS and eco-scheme
Advance payment dates for a number of schemes under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2023-2027 have been confirmed by the...
Agri-Business
New scheme payment dates confirmed by DAFM
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has written to farmers confirming new scheme payment dates. The DAFM...