Direct payments

Can Irish farming stand united?

There are a wide range of challenges facing farming as we enter 2026, with every sector under some pressure or other. Can farmers maintain a sense of unity?

DEALER 30 December 2025

Can Irish farming stand united?

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€8.3 million of payments under Straw Incorporation Measure

€8.3 million of payments under Straw Incorporation Measure

SCHEMES 17 December 2025

Tillage farmers to receive straw-chopping money this week

Tillage farmers to receive straw-chopping money this week

NEWS 16 December 2025

€86m in Eco Scheme payments issuing to farmers

€86m in Eco Scheme payments issuing to farmers

€86m in Eco Scheme payments issuing to farmers

NEWS 9 December 2025

Organic v conventional: which came out on top for 2024 farm incomes?

Organic v conventional: which came out on top for 2024 farm incomes?

Organic v conventional: which came out on top for 2024 farm incomes?

NEWS 8 December 2025

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€47m in SCEP payments commence to 14,983 farmers

€47m in SCEP payments commence to 14,983 farmers

The payments have been made to 94% of current participants in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme.

NEWS 19 November 2025

Animal identification and movement rules clarification

Animal identification and movement rules clarification

Animal identification and registration (IDR) is governed under EU Legislation as opposed to conditionality, but many CAP schemes require adherence to IDR rules for animals to be eligible for payment.

SCHEMES 19 November 2025

Farm incomes forecast to drop almost 20% in 2026

Farm incomes forecast to drop almost 20% in 2026

It is predicted the majority of this decrease will be shouldered by dairy farms, with Teagasc economists estimating that incomes will fall on these farms by 42% on average to €80,000.

NEWS 19 November 2025

Adherence to ID rules is vital in farm inspections

Adherence to ID rules is vital in farm inspections

Discrepancies in movement documentation/records and lost tags are a significant contributor to issues and possible penalties in cross-compliance inspections.

NEWS 19 November 2025

A glimpse of farmers' real views on CAP

A glimpse of farmers' real views on CAP

Getting farmers to state openly what they believe regarding the allocation of direct payments is not simple.

DEALER 19 November 2025

Mixed views on proposal to scrap payment entitlements

Mixed views on proposal to scrap payment entitlements

Definite desire to target payments at those actively farming and not the landowners.

NEWS 19 November 2025

Clover and multispecies payments start but BISS and CRISS paused

Clover and multispecies payments start but BISS and CRISS paused

There have been no payments under BISS, CRISS and ANC since last week with payment runs for these schemes paused ahead of balancing payments in early December.

SCHEMES 19 November 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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