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Gates and owl/kestrel boxes most common NPI applications
Darren Carty
Farmers at this week’s Teagasc and CAFRE Uplands Symposium, were told that the target remains to get approval for 2023 applications rolled out in December.
13 November 2024 Schemes
SCEP training and ACRES rare breeds deadlines
Mandatory SCEP training and a declaration of rare breeds numbers under ACRES must be completed by 15 November 2024.
8 November 2024 Schemes
Schemes update: young farmers scheme payments announced for 2024
Approval letters have commenced issuing this week under the 2024 Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers and National Reserve.
Last week to complete SCEP training
Mandatory SCEP training must be completed by 15 November to remain in the programme. This is the final week for over 5,000 farmers
6 November 2024 News
Four days to record slurry movements from 1 January 2025
The Department of Agriculture released a notification for derogation farmers explaining that the deadline for recording 2024 exports of organic nutrients is now 31 December 2024.
2 November 2024 Schemes
ACRES NPI deadline extended to 4 November 2024
The Department has circulated notice to advisers detailing that the deadline is being pushed out a few days due to technical issues which have since been rectified.
1 November 2024 Schemes
Scheme payment dates schedule for 2024
Payments are ongoing under the ANC, BISS, CRISS and eco scheme and many more will commence from the end of November onwards.
30 October 2024 Schemes
€500,000 in grants for thatched buildings
The funding is part of a combined €11.1m in funding which will be allocated to grant schemes.
29 October 2024 Schemes
SCEP training, weighing, data submission and genotyping deadlines
There is a number of important deadlines falling due in the SCEP scheme, starting on 1 November 2024.
23 October 2024 News
ACRES portal for recording 2024 LESS now open
The declaration must be completed by an ACRES adviser or the ACRES participant by 31 December 2024.
20 October 2024 Schemes
N and P statements for September in the pipeline
The Department of Agriculture informed FAS advisers that the N and P statement facility is currently unavailable, but will be resolved with the addition of September data in the coming days.
19 October 2024 Schemes
Less than two weeks left to apply for farm safety grant
The measure covers 60% of the eligible cost of power take off shaft covers up to a maximum cost of €100 per PTO shaft cover.
18 October 2024 Schemes