Farming Schemes, Grants and Payments
Caitríona Morrissey on 23 October 2021
IFA’s CAP calculator shows how your BPS payments will change
A ready reckoner shows which farmers will gain and which farmers will lose when it comes to their Pillar I payments.
Darren Carty on 22 October 2021
€9m capital grant scheme launched for horticulture sector
The scheme, focused on developing the commercial horticulture sector and offering up to 40% grant aid (50% for young farmers) on approved investments, will close for applications on 17 December.
Caitríona Morrissey on 22 October 2021
Use €200m organic fund for suckler, sheep and tillage farmers – Walsh
North Tipperary IFA chair Imelda Walsh has called for a large swathe of money earmarked for organic farming to be redirected.
Darren Carty on 20 October 2021
Advance BPS payments worth €738m paid to 114,600 farmers
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue announced that the rollout of payments commenced on Monday 18 October, with monies reaching farmers' bank accounts in the coming days.
Darren Carty on 20 October 2021
New CAP: dairy-beef, forestry and leader funding
There is €5m allocated per annum for a dairy beef welfare scheme while LEADER funding is included at a total of €180m over the lifetime of the Rural Development Programme.
Darren Carty on 20 October 2021
€250m per year ANC funds safe and €300m for TAMS
The Areas of Natural Constraint scheme will roll over in its current format to almost 100,000 farmer.
Darren Carty on 20 October 2021
No change to payment in sheep welfare scheme
Funds of €100m have been allocated to the Sheep Improvement Scheme over the five years meaning payment rates will remain unchanged from the current payment of €10 per ewe.
Darren Carty on 20 October 2021
Boost for straw and Protein Aid schemes
There is now €7m funding available with this geared towards expanding the range of eligible crops and ultimately increasing the volume of protein feeds Ireland produces.
Darren Carty on 20 October 2021
New agri-environmental scheme to target 50,000 farmers
Farmers will be expected to work with others in their area to deliver a wider environmental good as part of the next agri-environmental scheme.
Amy Forde on 20 October 2021
Revealed: the farm schemes under the next CAP
A range of farm schemes which will run from 2023 to 2027 were announced by Government on Wednesday morning. Amy Forde, Darren Carty and Pat O'Toole report.
Darren Carty on 18 October 2021
Advance BPS payments worth €738m paid to 114,600 farmers
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue announced that the rollout of payments commenced on Monday 18 October, with monies reaching farmers' bank accounts in the coming days.
Darren Carty on 15 October 2021
Schemes update: hedgerow cutting rules for derogation farmers
Farmers have three options - leaving some bushes mature, cutting hedgerows on a three-year cycle or cutting hedgerows on a three-year rotation.
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