Farming Schemes, Grants and Payments
Darren Carty on 21 April 2021
REAP opens with a 20-day window for applications
The Results-Based Environment Agri Pilot (REAP) opened for applications on Wednesday 21 April and will close on Monday 10 May and offers a maximum payment averaging €6,300 over two years.
Barry Cassidy on 21 April 2021
Advisers set for busy period of REAP and BPS applications
The Agricultural Consultants Association (ACA) whose members advise 55,000 farmers, has welcomed the pilot.
Barry Cassidy on 21 April 2021
New €10m agri-environmental scheme launched
The learnings from this pilot scheme will help inform a new flagship agri-environmental scheme that will succeed GLAS in 2023.
Barry Cassidy on 20 April 2021
GLAS payments worth €27m to flow to farmers
The final 15% balancing payment for farmers in GLAS is to be issued this week, Minister McConalogue has announced.
Barry Cassidy on 18 April 2021
REAP: what farmers can expect from new agri-environmental scheme
The Department has revealed the latest details of the new REAP scheme, which has been met with disappointment from the farm organisations.
Darren Carty on 16 April 2021
Traditional hay meadows should now be closed
Grazing is prohibited on GLAS traditional hay meadows from 15 April until after the meadow is mown annually, which must be after 1 July.
Amy Forde on 16 April 2021
REAP payment rates far too low and scheme a major disappointment - IFA
The IFA has said that Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue conceded that there will be significant participation costs for farmers.
Barry Cassidy on 15 April 2021
Angry backlash over details of new REAP scheme
Tensions were high at a meeting between Department officials and farmer representatives on Thursday afternoon about the new REAP scheme.
Barry Cassidy on 14 April 2021
Fears mapping peatland will create two-tier CAP payment system
Those receiving payments on soils mapped as carbon-rich will have to meet a different set of standards to other farmers in the next CAP.
Darren Carty on 14 April 2021
Closing date looming for TAMS II, BEEP-S and dairy beef pilot
The closing date for tranche 21 of TAMS II is Friday 16 April with the closing date for BEEP-S and the Dairy Beef pilot closing on 26 April.
Barry Cassidy on 14 April 2021
Farmer demands answers on nitrates application rule
It appears farmers are no longer able to submit their own nitrate derogation applications after the Department changed its systems.
Amy Forde on 13 April 2021
Wanted: farmers for results-based pilot corncrake scheme
The €5.8m Corncrake Life Project will run over the next five years and is looking for expressions of interest from farmers for 2021.
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