Basic Income Support for Sustainability

Means-tested BISS payments move forward

Member states have backed Brussels' plans to wipe the entitlements' slate clean and to draw up new per hectare payment rates in the scheme that will take over from BISS.

NEWS 28 October 2026

Means-tested BISS payments move forward

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Extension to upload information to fertiliser database to comply with scheme

Extension to upload information to fertiliser database to comply with scheme

SCHEMES 23 October 2026

€203m Eco-Scheme payment with progress on BISS and CRISS

€203m Eco-Scheme payment with progress on BISS and CRISS

SCHEMES 21 October 2026

Delayed BISS and CRISS payments to be issued from Thursday

Delayed BISS and CRISS payments to be issued from Thursday

Delayed BISS and CRISS payments to be issued from Thursday

NEWS 21 October 2026

Farmers face €315m delay to payments

Farmers face €315m delay to payments

Farmers face €315m delay to payments

NEWS 14 October 2026

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Minister calls for resolution as industrial action delays farm payments

Minister calls for resolution as industrial action delays farm payments

The Minister for Agriculture has called on all unions to engage in resolving the industrial relations dispute as BISS and CRISS payments are delayed by 11 days.

NEWS 14 October 2026

Strike action to delay BISS and CRISS payments

Strike action to delay BISS and CRISS payments

The news broke on Tuesday evening, after farm organisations were called into an emergency meeting with the Department of Agriculture.

SCHEMES 13 October 2026

New fertiliser aid scheme: how to check if your payment is correct

New fertiliser aid scheme: how to check if your payment is correct

The payment is based on fertiliser purchases from 15 September 2024 to 14 September 2025, with farmers advised to check that volumes recorded are accurate.

SCHEMES 13 October 2026

Farmers could receive payment of up to €4,000 under fertiliser support scheme

Farmers could receive payment of up to €4,000 under fertiliser support scheme

Farmers are set to receive a minimum payment of €100 on 2.5 tonnes of fertiliser under the Fertiliser Exceptional Aid Scheme.

NEWS 13 October 2026

New CAP proposals would allow farm income supports to be set as low as €90/ha

New CAP proposals would allow farm income supports to be set as low as €90/ha

The draft member states' text on the next EU budget would allow farm income supports to be set at a level averaging as low as €90/ha in what is to take over from BISS and CRISS.

NEWS 12 October 2026

Most farmers do not want lower BISS cut to fund a revival of headage

Most farmers do not want lower BISS cut to fund a revival of headage

Brussels opened the door to a return to headage for up to 20% of CAP's income supports, but farmers appear lukewarm to the idea if it results in a cut to their BISS.

NEWS 23 September 2026

ANC payments to commence from 16 September

ANC payments to commence from 16 September

The first payment to hit farmers’ accounts is the ANC on 16 September followed by the 75% advance payment for the BISS / CRISS and then the Eco Scheme.

NEWS 9 September 2026

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Why protein and grass-fed create a positive outlook for Irish dairy

Bord Bia Head of Dairy David Kennedy spoke to Julian Mellentin, New Nutrition business founder, to explore the trends influencing dairy and what they could mean for Ireland’s grass-fed dairy sector.

Why protein and grass-fed create a positive outlook for Irish dairy

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