The Government is being pushed to spend an extra €300m on farm schemes next year, in proposals tabled by the IFA.
The organisation has set out proposals for increased funding to suckler and sheep farmers, disadvantaged areas and TAMS, as well as a €150m pot for the new REPS in its pre-budget submission.
In the EU’s budget for 2021 to 2027, Ireland has been granted an additional €50m per year for farm schemes.
The Irish Government, which co-funds these, will be able to almost double its contribution under new rules from €327m to €622m to deliver the required extra funds, the IFA says.
Currently, the total annual value of all farm schemes is €715m. This would increase to €1.09bn if the Government adopts the IFA’s proposals.
For sheep farmers, the IFA has proposed a €30/ewe payment
It wants a payment of €290 per suckler cow on the first 10 cows and €250 per cow on the remainder.
This would be delivered by doubling the budget for BDGP to €90m and renewing BEEP-S with a budget of €52m instead of €35m.
For sheep farmers, the IFA has proposed a €30/ewe payment.
It would require a quadrupling of the sheep welfare budget from €17m to €77m to cover 2.57m breeding ewes.
TAMS is due to close at the end of the year
To support farmers in disadvantaged areas, it has proposed an ANC budget of €300m, up €50m, with a further €10m for those with designated land.
Along with €150m for a new REPS, funded by the national exchequer, the IFA wants GLAS payments to be maintained at €220m with an opportunity for excluded farmers to join.
TAMS is due to close at the end of the year but the Government has been urged to extend it into 2021 with a €120m budget.
The IFA has also proposed that underpasses, weighbridges and rubber mats are added to list of eligible items.
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The Government is being pushed to spend an extra €300m on farm schemes next year, in proposals tabled by the IFA.
The organisation has set out proposals for increased funding to suckler and sheep farmers, disadvantaged areas and TAMS, as well as a €150m pot for the new REPS in its pre-budget submission.
In the EU’s budget for 2021 to 2027, Ireland has been granted an additional €50m per year for farm schemes.
The Irish Government, which co-funds these, will be able to almost double its contribution under new rules from €327m to €622m to deliver the required extra funds, the IFA says.
Currently, the total annual value of all farm schemes is €715m. This would increase to €1.09bn if the Government adopts the IFA’s proposals.
For sheep farmers, the IFA has proposed a €30/ewe payment
It wants a payment of €290 per suckler cow on the first 10 cows and €250 per cow on the remainder.
This would be delivered by doubling the budget for BDGP to €90m and renewing BEEP-S with a budget of €52m instead of €35m.
For sheep farmers, the IFA has proposed a €30/ewe payment.
It would require a quadrupling of the sheep welfare budget from €17m to €77m to cover 2.57m breeding ewes.
TAMS is due to close at the end of the year
To support farmers in disadvantaged areas, it has proposed an ANC budget of €300m, up €50m, with a further €10m for those with designated land.
Along with €150m for a new REPS, funded by the national exchequer, the IFA wants GLAS payments to be maintained at €220m with an opportunity for excluded farmers to join.
TAMS is due to close at the end of the year but the Government has been urged to extend it into 2021 with a €120m budget.
The IFA has also proposed that underpasses, weighbridges and rubber mats are added to list of eligible items.
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