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Sheep
Assessing organic farming and sheep production
Darren Carty
High payment rates are said to be encouraging more sheep farmers to consider converting to organic farming before the 2024 deadline of 29 November 2024.
4 November 2024 News
ACRES will ‘fizzle out’ without full review - ICMSA
It comes in response to Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue’s announcement that a there will be a review into ACRES for farmers over the coming months.
4 November 2024 News
ACRES scoring and payment issues must be addressed - INHFA
The association held meetings with Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue in Kerry and Donegal to find workable solutions to ongoing issues in the scheme.
ACRES NPI deadline extended to 4 November 2024
The Department has circulated notice to advisers detailing that the deadline is being pushed out a few days due to technical issues which have since been rectified.
1 November 2024 Schemes
Department to review scoring of ACRES farms
The minister announced that more than one dairy robot will be TAMS eligible, with good news on access to ACRES for new entrants too.
30 October 2024 News
Mixed views on ACRES at nature conference
At the annual Farming for Nature event, farmers expressed differing views on ACRES.
30 October 2024 News
Letter questioning terms of ACRES Co-operation Programme
"ACRES NPIs discriminating non-CP farmers" - Daniel Synott, Co Donegal
30 October 2024 Letters
McConalogue brings treats to Macra's Halloween party
The grant aid for a second robot was a popular, if niche announcement, while the pledge to open ACRES to new entrants will have wider appeal.
30 October 2024 Dealer
Western ACRES farmers secure commonage payments
Approximately 170,000ha of commonage was scored by the ACRES west Connacht co-operation project team in 2023.
30 October 2024 News
Heydon calls for whole-farm approach to environmental payments
Currently, farmers are assessed in a cost incurred/income forgone model to monitor and deliver such farm payments.
30 October 2024 News
Minister announces ACRES scheme review
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue made the announcement as the scheme approaches the end of its second year.
30 October 2024 News
Department assessing whether new entrants could join ACRES
Minister McConalogue has tasked the Department with assessing whether new entrants to farming could join CAP schemes that are otherwise closed to applications.
29 October 2024 News