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2025 a critical year for next CAP budget
Darren Carty
The multi-annual financial framework (MFF) for the period 2028-2032 will be decided in 2025, with funding for CAP coming under pressure from a number of competing commitments.
2025 a critical year for next CAP budget
Farmers reminded of nitrates and grazing record deadlines
23 December 2024 Schemes
Farmers reminded of nitrates and grazing record deadlines
The deadlines for submitting dairy cow bands and the declaration of slurry movements is also 31 December 2024.
€21.9m paid to 5,143 more ACRES participants
23 December 2024 Schemes
€21.9m paid to 5,143 more ACRES participants
The payment brings total funds paid to 39,836 tranche one and tranche two participants to €172m, with approximately 14,700 farmers yet to receive payment.
Schemes update: NPI applicants reminded to use correct specifications
The Department ACRES unit contacted advisers to stress that ACRES participants who have received approval must adhere to revised specifications when completing investments.
20 December 2024 Schemes
€4m awarded for 21 new policy-focused research projects
There is a wide array of projects involved, from bovine tuberculosis to investigating the feasibility of oilseed crop processing and organic feed milling in Ireland.
18 December 2024 Schemes
ACRES rare breed applicants to receive swifter payment
Participants will be paid on their ACRES actions excluding the rare breeds payment for 2023, with this payment then included with the 2024 balancing payments in quarter two of 2025.
13 December 2024 Schemes
2023 ACRES NPI actions approved
Some 34,085 environmental actions were approved by the Department of Agriculture for 4,148 co-operation farmers.
12 December 2024 Schemes
€47.8m paid to 14,943 SCEP participants
Payments commenced under the scheme on Thursday 5 December and will continue to approximately 1,800 farmers as cases are cleared for payment.
11 December 2024 Schemes
€85m Eco Scheme payments concludes pillar I payments
Balancing payments have now been made across the BISS, CRISS and Eco Scheme with payments under the young farmers scheme and national reserve also commencing recently.
11 December 2024 Schemes
Balance of Eco Scheme payments due next week
The advance of the Eco Scheme payment was paid a week after BISS and CRISS, with a similar format in place for the Eco Scheme.
6 December 2024 Schemes
Protein Aid Scheme payments worth €9m on the way to tillage farmers
The minister also confirmed that payments under the Straw Incorporation Measure will start issuing to farmers next week.
6 December 2024 Schemes
€270m paid under BISS/CRISS and €241m in ANC
Payments worth €31m also began this week under the Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers scheme.
4 December 2024 Schemes