Advance payments

€195m paid to 110,000 farmers under Eco Scheme

The payment rate in 2025 is €66/eligible hectare, with 70% advance payments now issuing.

SCHEMES 22 October 2025

€195m paid to 110,000 farmers under Eco Scheme

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€194m in Eco Scheme payments begin

€194m in Eco Scheme payments begin

NEWS 22 October 2025

BISS payments will start to issue on Thursday

BISS payments will start to issue on Thursday

NEWS 15 October 2025

Receiving prompt Eco Scheme payment for AP4

Receiving prompt Eco Scheme payment for AP4

Receiving prompt Eco Scheme payment for AP4

SCHEMES 24 September 2025

Three weeks from first 2025 scheme payment

Three weeks from first 2025 scheme payment

Three weeks from first 2025 scheme payment

SCHEMES 27 August 2025

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Final push for submission of ACRES scorecards

Final push for submission of ACRES scorecards

Reports suggest in excess of 90% of scorecards have been submitted, with the deadline fast approaching on Sunday 31 August.

SCHEMES 21 June 2025

ACRES payments made to 230 farmers last week

ACRES payments made to 230 farmers last week

The figures now stand at 317 farmers yet to receive their 2023 payment, 1,320 farmers still to receive their 2024 advance payment and double this figure awaiting their balancing payment.

SCHEMES 21 June 2025

Schemes update: Over 200 farmers received ACRES payments last week

Schemes update: Over 200 farmers received ACRES payments last week

There were 64 farmers paid their 2023 balancing payment, another 63 paid their 2024 advance payment and 94 receiving their 2024 balancing payment.

SCHEMES 21 June 2025

€0.5m paid to 543 ACRES participants last week

€0.5m paid to 543 ACRES participants last week

Balancing payments for 2023 were made to 54 participants, advance payments for 2024 were sanctioned to 40 participants and 449 participants received 2024 balancing payments.

SCHEMES 21 June 2025

Over 1,500 farmers still owed ACRES money

Over 1,500 farmers still owed ACRES money

Some 94% of all participants, 50,617 farmers, have received their balancing payments in respect of 2024, and are therefore fully paid up to date, the Department stated.

SCHEMES 21 June 2025

Map: over 8,000 ACRES payments still to be processed

Map: over 8,000 ACRES payments still to be processed

The Department of Agriculture released the latest figures following the latest payment run for ACRES on 13 June 2025.

NEWS 21 June 2025

Scheme payment date schedule for 2025

Scheme payment date schedule for 2025

The first payment to hit farmers’ accounts is the ANC followed by BISS / CRISS and then the Eco Scheme.

NITRATES 21 June 2025

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MSD Animal Health worms go under the radar

The Teagasc pig conference earlier this month was an excellent event, well attended by farmers and most I spoke to afterwards wanted to talk about worms,” said Aidan Byrne, MSD Animal Health.

MSD Animal Health worms go under the radar

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