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Schemes update: NPI applicants reminded to use correct specifications
Darren Carty
The Department ACRES unit contacted advisers to stress that ACRES participants who have received approval must adhere to revised specifications when completing investments.
Schemes update: NPI applicants reminded to use correct specifications
€4m awarded for 21 new policy-focused research projects
18 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.
ACRES rare breed applicants to receive swifter payment
13 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.
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
Nitrogen and phosphorus statements for October available
The Department of Agriculture informed FAS advisers this week that nitrogen and phosphorus statements are now available to view for October 2024.
30 November 2024 Schemes
UK October sheep kill lowest on record
While October throughput of 1.09m head was 133,500 above September levels, the AHDB reports that it was 18,000 lower than in 2023 and the lowest level on record.
29 November 2024 Schemes
€43m paid to 4,180 farmers in Organic Farming Scheme
There have also been payments in the Sheep Improvement and Tillage Incentive schemes, while ACRES money started to reach some farmers’ bank accounts.
27 November 2024 Schemes