ACRES

Tillage Management: rainfall levels, payments and winter jobs

Fields are very wet in most places at the minute so there won’t be too many out with a plough or a sprayer for another while.

HUSBANDRY 3 December 2025

Tillage Management: rainfall levels, payments and winter jobs

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Tillage Management: ploughing, wet weather and cover crops

Tillage Management: ploughing, wet weather and cover crops

NEWS 26 November 2025

Tillage management: rainfall levels, temperatures and rules

Tillage management: rainfall levels, temperatures and rules

HUSBANDRY 19 November 2025

Deadline date watch for the remainder of 2025

Deadline date watch for the remainder of 2025

Deadline date watch for the remainder of 2025

SCHEMES 19 November 2025

Final chance for ACRES rare breeds declaration

Final chance for ACRES rare breeds declaration

Final chance for ACRES rare breeds declaration

SCHEMES 14 November 2025

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33,794 farmers paid €14m in ACRES

33,794 farmers paid €14m in ACRES

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon states that he expects another 8,000 farmers who joined under tranche II of the scheme to be paid €32.69m next week.

SCHEMES 5 November 2025

Tillage Management: safety, seed and winter jobs

Tillage Management: safety, seed and winter jobs

There are loads of winter jobs to be done, from walking the fields to putting antifreeze in the sprayer.

HUSBANDRY 5 November 2025

1,000ac farm sold for undisclosed sum

1,000ac farm sold for undisclosed sum

The new owner was a senior executive and shareholder in Donegal-based firm E&I Engineering, which was sold in 2021.

NORTHERN IRELAND 5 November 2025

Over €1.4m begins to issue to 588 ACRES farmers for NPIs

Over €1.4m begins to issue to 588 ACRES farmers for NPIs

Over €1.4m is being paid to 588 farmers in this NPI payment run.

NEWS 5 November 2025

Over €146m in advance ACRES funds begin issuing to farmers

Over €146m in advance ACRES funds begin issuing to farmers

There are 33,794 ACRES farmers with advance payments on the way, while a further 8,000 farmers are due to begin receiving funds from next week.

NEWS 5 November 2025

Tillage Management: oilseed rape, hedges and soil samples

Tillage Management: oilseed rape, hedges and soil samples

Soil samples should be taken before land gets to wet on farms and this year you must comply with new rules.

HUSBANDRY 5 November 2025

LESS declarations near completion as attention turns to rare breeds

LESS declarations near completion as attention turns to rare breeds

Only a couple of hundred LESS declarations remain outstanding, with attention now turning to the rare breeds’ application deadline of 15 November.

SCHEMES 5 November 2025

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ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

ESB Networks has released its updated farm safety booklet, a practical guide designed to help farmers, contractors and rural communities stay safe while working around electricity.

ESB Networks publishes farm safety booklet to support safer working environments

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