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Beef finishers top direct payment list

There has been a significant change at the top of the direct payment list in NI.

NORTHERN IRELAND 3 June 2026

Beef finishers top direct payment list

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Average NI farm payment just under £13,000

Average NI farm payment just under £13,000

NORTHERN IRELAND 3 June 2026

Farmer Writes: maybe I'll become a summer grazing farmer

Farmer Writes: maybe I'll become a summer grazing farmer

FARMER WRITES 25 March 2026

UK regions at a ‘turning point’ for farm schemes

UK regions at a ‘turning point’ for farm schemes

UK regions at a ‘turning point’ for farm schemes

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 December 2025

Crime group allegedly inflated livestock numbers to increase CAP payments

Crime group allegedly inflated livestock numbers to increase CAP payments

Crime group allegedly inflated livestock numbers to increase CAP payments

NEWS 24 October 2025

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Future succession scheme in CAP could pay €720/ha

Future succession scheme in CAP could pay €720/ha

Payments of up to €720/ha and young farmer top-ups of €170/ha up for discussion following publication of Commission on Generational Renewal in Farming report.

NEWS 1 January 1970

€5m budget for ‘Forgotten Farmers’ payment

€5m budget for ‘Forgotten Farmers’ payment

A new scheme termed the Long Established Young Farmers offers a payment of up to €5,000 for eligible participants.

SCHEMES 1 January 1970

Number of agricultural appeals fall by one fifth

Number of agricultural appeals fall by one fifth

Compared to 2023, there were 26 less Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) appeals in 2024 and 11 fewer relating to Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC).

NEWS 1 January 1970

What to expect in a Young Farmers Scheme inspection

What to expect in a Young Farmers Scheme inspection

The inspection process is split in to two main elements – a land eligibility inspection and an assessment to ensure compliance with scheme requirements.

NITRATES 1 January 1970

Important dates for schemes and Nitrates compliance

Important dates for schemes and Nitrates compliance

The level of bureaucracy and paperwork in farming has increased massively over the last two decades despite aims to reduce this in the latest CAP reforms

NITRATES 1 January 1970

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