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€21.9m paid to 5,143 more ACRES participants
Darren Carty
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.
18 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Departing farmers miss out on Lakeland bonus
Dairy farmers that have served notice to leave Lakeland Dairies will not be eligible for the co-op's new loyalty bonus
18 December 2024 Husbandry
Tillage management: payments, hedgerows and a break
There are jobs to be done on farms and crops need to be kept an eye on, but it is important to take a break.
Devising new farm schemes isn’t easy
In the past, NI mainly relied on the bureaucrats in Brussels to come up with farm schemes
11 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Balancing Eco Scheme payments on way to farmers' accounts
From Tuesday, €84.6m will issue to farmers as their Eco Scheme balancing payment.
10 December 2024 News
Court dismisses appeal over ‘unsaleable’ 147-acre farm and stud
Donal Keane and his wife Frederique had claimed that their 147-acre farm and stud had a zero valuation and was unsaleable due to a title issue on the property.
8 December 2024 News
Farming News: 2025 income estimates, payments and blackleg
Get the latest farming news from our news team.
6 December 2024 News
€47m SCEP payments are now being issued
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue made the announcement that will affect 14,943 participating farmers.
5 December 2024 News
Christmas payment injection of €357m
The Department of Agriculture has confirmed the issuing of a number of scheme payments since the beginning of the week.
4 December 2024 News
Dale Farm outlines new volume bonuses
Dale Farm has outlined new payment rates under its volume bonuses which start in April 2025.
4 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Suckler scheme put back to April 2025
Minister Muir said the headage payment was “subject to budget and legislation” although he still intends to proceed with the scheme.
4 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Farm payments – a mixed bag
The rollout of payments under these two schemes and the Eco Scheme is among the best in Europe.
4 December 2024 Editorial