Farmers who received a payment under The European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) from between 16 October 2013 and 15 October 2014, will have their payments published on DEFRA's website.

Those receiving less than €1,250 (£1,045 for financial year 2014) will have their names anonymised. Payments will be available in sterling, with data available two years after publication.

Irish payments were published on 30 May, while the UK’s 2014 data went live on 28 May 2015.

The practice has been taking place in other European countries for years in the interest of transparency, as these payments are funded through taxpayers' money.