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ACA calls for 10-day window to rectify derogation errors
Rachel Donovan
Advisers explained how minor administration breaches, such as forgetting to upload a document, results in rejection of the derogation application.
8 March 2024 News
Michael Ryan appointed new ACA president
Working as an agricultural adviser since 1993, Ryan is also a part-time tillage and sheep farmer.
8 March 2024 News
New Dairy Beef Scheme to open this month
The Department of Agriculture has announced updates on the new four-year dairy beef scheme.
Private farm advisers feel ‘ignored’ by Department
The ACA expressed frustration at being left on the sidelines of the ASSAP programme last week.
6 March 2024 Climate and environment
Derogation loss would cut margins €980/ha in high-yielding herds - ICOS
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture is three weeks into its series of hearings on the derogation.
28 February 2024 News
Farmers vent fury at protest outside key ICBF meeting
Farmers have said that the ICBF has devalued their stock with "one press of a button".
22 February 2024 News
Beef indexes to headline ICBF stakeholder forum
Adam Woods reports on the announcement of the first ICBF stakeholder forum.
24 January 2024 Breeding & health
Department meets advisers half way on KT scheme issues
Advisers have received some good news with the requirements of this year's KT scheme. However, it is still going to be "more than challenging", according to advisers.
18 January 2024 News
Farm advisers set to strike
The Agricultural Consultants Association (ACA) has urged members working with farmers in knowledge transfer (KT) groups to halt works.
17 January 2024 News
Advisers urged to down tools over KT chaos
Participating farmers in this year's programme must attend eight KT meetings per year, and are required to complete a two-hour one-on-one meeting with their adviser which must be booked in advance.
17 January 2024 News
Advisers urged to stop work on KT groups due to 'unworkable' terms
Advisers who are members of the Agricultural Consultants Association have been urged to halt works on KT groups.
12 January 2024 News
Bottleneck in ACRES poses risk to farm payments
Applications for ACRES non-productive investments close on 6 December followed in close succession by the Organic Farming Scheme on 8 December and tranche two of ACRES on 13 December.
29 November 2023 Schemes