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Greens under fire for vows to ban non-EU live exports and cut ANC
Noel Bardon
The Green Party's general election manifesto seeks a ban on live exports and reduction on ANC funding.
13 November 2024 News
Give greenways the red card, says INHFA
Farm body also calls for €3,000 payment for Gaeltacht farmers with strong Irish.
16 October 2024 Dealer
Cashflow fears may be confirmed this week
The massive cash injection that BISS payments represent was never more needed, by farmers and by the people they trade with and owe money to.
Advance BISS payments being issued from Wednesday
Advance payments are commencing from Wednesday 16 October at a rate of 70%.
16 October 2024 News
Big weeks coming for farm payments
Advance payment under the Basic Income Support for Sustainability and the Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability will commence on 16 October.
9 October 2024 Schemes
Editorial: prudent spending visible at Ploughing
Prudent spending applies to farmers just as much as it applies to Minister for Finance Jack Chambers.
18 September 2024 Viewpoints
€184m of advance ANC payments begin
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue commenced the payments of €184m to the 87,149 farmers in the scheme.
18 September 2024 News
Commission-approved payments must be delivered on time - IFA
It comes after the European Commission authorised EU member states to pay higher advances of CAP funds to help growing liquidity problems on farm.
16 September 2024 News
Farmers with ACRES clawback need to contact Department now - IFA
The IFA said a repayment plan for ACRES overpayment needs to be made sooner rather than later, to avoid Areas of Natural Constraint payments being affected.
9 September 2024 Schemes
ICMSA calls for rethink of ACRES repayment options
The ICMSA has requested that affected farmers be allowed to repay via next year's ACRES payment rather than the next scheduled payment.
15 July 2024 News
Charter has moved on, but issues remain
IFA Connacht Regional chair Brendan Golden discusses new Charter and the contribution of both the IFA and Department of Agriculture.
10 July 2024 News
New charter reverts to traditional dates for payments
The announcement of the ANC advance payments will once again be a feature of the Ploughing Championships.
3 July 2024 Schemes