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DAERA to clarify entitlement values
Peter McCann
The Basic Payment Scheme in Northern Ireland has been renamed the Farm Sustainability Transition Payment this year.
19 March 2025 Northern Ireland
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
12 March 2025 Northern Ireland
DAERA criticised for entitlements delay
Each farmer’s existing Basic Payment Scheme entitlements will form the basis of the Farm Sustainability Transition Payment in 2025.
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Carbon targets not linked to payments
It will be a condition to conduct carbon footprinting to claim the new Farm Sustainability Payment from 2026.
12 March 2025 Northern Ireland
£18m required to fund suckler cow scheme
DAERA is to aside around £18m to fund the first year of a new suckler cow scheme in NI.
5 March 2025 Northern Ireland
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
5 March 2025 Northern Ireland
New suckler scheme still needs some work
A new suckler cow scheme in NI has two main conditions around age at first calving and calving interval.
26 February 2025 Northern Ireland
Suckler scheme under threat if numbers rise
David Wright reports from a Sustainable Agriculture Programme awareness event held at Greenmount on Tuesday.
26 February 2025 Northern Ireland
Arable Conference: Low-carbon emissions from local crops
The annual Arable Conference was held at CAFRE's Greenmount campus.
12 February 2025 Northern Ireland
DAERA legislate for new farm payments
A new area based payment scheme in NI is due to come into force later in 2025.
5 February 2025 Northern Ireland
DAERA outline next steps in farm funding
A raft of different schemes are due to launch in 2025, DAERA officials have confirmed
29 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Discontent among farmers about future payments
Reports suggest a small number of farmers have decided to walk away from the BPS regime.
1 January 2025 Northern Ireland