It has yet to be decided how much of the five-year CAP’s €256m in dedicated funding for organics will be allocated to the new tranche of the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) due to open later this year.Minister of State Pippa Hackett indicated that this figure, which will determine how many new entrants to organics will be catered for in year three of the scheme, will be decided in ongoing negotiations around Budget 2025.