Farm schemes

Schemes update: €9.69m paid in ACRES this week

This week’s payment brings the number of farmers paid to 87% of all farmers, with a Farmers' Charter of Rights meeting this week told that there will be upwards of 95% of cases paid by mid-January.

SCHEMES 12 December 2025

Schemes update: €9.69m paid in ACRES this week

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€47m in SCEP payments commence to 14,983 farmers

€47m in SCEP payments commence to 14,983 farmers

NEWS 5 December 2025

New penalty system for NI farms

New penalty system for NI farms

NORTHERN IRELAND 3 December 2025

Straw payments to commence from 16 December

Straw payments to commence from 16 December

Straw payments to commence from 16 December

NEWS 30 November 2025

Editorial: schemes – empty promises

Editorial: schemes – empty promises

Editorial: schemes – empty promises

VIEWPOINTS 26 November 2025

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€4.09m paid under 2025 dairy beef weighing scheme

€4.09m paid under 2025 dairy beef weighing scheme

The maximum level of payment under the scheme has been cut from 50 calves to 31 calves.

NEWS 5 November 2025

Clover and multispecies payments start but BISS and CRISS paused

Clover and multispecies payments start but BISS and CRISS paused

There have been no payments under BISS, CRISS and ANC since last week with payment runs for these schemes paused ahead of balancing payments in early December.

SCHEMES 5 November 2025

Deadline date watch for the remainder of 2025

Deadline date watch for the remainder of 2025

There are important deadline dates from returning genotype samples for SCEP to soiled water storage requirements, managing green cover and breeding registered rare breed progeny in ACRES

SCHEMES 5 November 2025

33,794 farmers paid €14m in ACRES

33,794 farmers paid €14m in ACRES

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon states that he expects another 8,000 farmers who joined under tranche II of the scheme to be paid €32.69m next week.

SCHEMES 5 November 2025

SWS payments commence at the lower rate of €11.50/ewe

SWS payments commence at the lower rate of €11.50/ewe

Payments totalling €16.44m were sanctioned this week to 13,175 farmers, or 90% of participants, who selected the standard date of 17 October 2025 for completion of actions.

NEWS 5 November 2025

Commission tweaks to EU budget plans 'do nothing' to halt CAP cut

Commission tweaks to EU budget plans 'do nothing' to halt CAP cut

The Commission has been accused of using "smoke and mirrors" in a bid to get MEPs on board with an unprecedented axing of the standalone CAP budget.

NEWS 5 November 2025

Payment cuts to beef and sheep schemes

Payment cuts to beef and sheep schemes

The payment for the 2025 National Beef Welfare Scheme will be cut by €8/calf, while the National Sheep Welfare Scheme will be cut by €1.50/ewe.

NEWS 5 November 2025

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Ireland’s organic beef and lamb on European stage

The EU’s action plan for organic farming aims to achieve 25% of EU agricultural land under organic production by 2030.

Ireland’s organic beef and lamb on European stage

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