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Over €180m in ANC payments begin to issue to farmers
Amy Forde
Payments will be visible in farmers’ bank accounts in the coming days, the Minister said.
14 September 2022 Schemes
What do the CAP 2023 stocking rate changes mean?
A farmer's individual stocking rate information is available on agfood.ie and this information will be used for far more than satisfying compliance for the ANC scheme under the next CAP.
24 August 2022 News
Huge variation in farm output compared to direct payments
Irish Farmers Journal research reveals a massive variation in the relationship between direct payments and farm output.
Suckler scheme must give farmers €300/cow - IFA
The suckler funding proposal is included in the IFA’s submission on Budget 2023.
27 July 2022 News
Tullamore Farm: the story so far
Adam Woods takes a look at what the Tullamore Farm project is all about and what visitors can expect to see on the day.
20 July 2022 Breeding & health
Weekly podcast: ACRES, foot and mouth and nitrates derogation
Get detail of a new agri-environmental scheme ACRES and what it might pay you, the latest on the Department’s silage scheme and the impact of a lowering of the nitrates derogation.
27 June 2022 News
Farmers with category one ANC land can now apply for silage scheme
The payment rate under the scheme is €100/ha, with eligible farmers able to receive a maximum payment of up to €1,000.
23 June 2022 Schemes
Department U-turn on ANC land in silage scheme
IFA president Tim Cullinan described the move as a “spectacular own goal” by the Minister for Agriculture.
22 June 2022 News
Department confirms access to fodder scheme for farmers with ANC land
While they are now eligible for the scheme, the Department of Agriculture has asked farmers with ANC category 1 land to wait for a further update before applying.
20 June 2022 News
All ANC land to be included in €100/ha silage scheme
Earlier this week, the Department of Agriculture announced that this type of land, the most disadvantaged land category, would not be eligible for the scheme.
18 June 2022 News
Fodder Support Scheme’s exclusion of some hill farmers ‘unacceptable’
The INHFA has called for a review of the silage scheme condition that leaves Category 1 ANC land ineligible for payment.
16 June 2022 News
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
1 June 2022 Northern Ireland