Direct payments

33,794 farmers paid €14m in ACRES

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon states that he expects another 8,000 farmers who joined under tranche II of the scheme to be paid €32.69m next week.

SCHEMES 12 November 2025

33,794 farmers paid €14m in ACRES

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SWS payments commence at the lower rate of €11.50/ewe

SWS payments commence at the lower rate of €11.50/ewe

NEWS 12 November 2025

New pension scheme will place a 'significant add-on' cost on farmers with staff

New pension scheme will place a 'significant add-on' cost on farmers with staff

NEWS 30 October 2025

Sheep price update: no change in trade for finished lambs

Sheep price update: no change in trade for finished lambs

Sheep price update: no change in trade for finished lambs

MARKETS 29 October 2025

Important compliance for Beef Welfare Scheme 2025

Important compliance for Beef Welfare Scheme 2025

Important compliance for Beef Welfare Scheme 2025

NEWS 29 October 2025

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

€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 17 September 2025

€194m in Eco Scheme payments begin

€194m in Eco Scheme payments begin

The funds are on their way to almost 110,000 farmers, representing a 70% advance on Eco Scheme payments for 2025.

NEWS 17 September 2025

Bovine genetics at a crucial point in NI

Bovine genetics at a crucial point in NI

It is hard to see how DAERA's position around conditionality can be sustained

NORTHERN IRELAND 17 September 2025

First glimpse of financial performance of organic farms

First glimpse of financial performance of organic farms

Sheep farms generated a family farm income of over €44,000 while beef finishing systems generated an income of almost €37,000.

NEWS 17 September 2025

Call to cancel CAP funding on dangerous farms

Call to cancel CAP funding on dangerous farms

EU farm worker unions have also demanded a more robust inspection regime to enforce employment law and workplace directives in the agricultural sector.

NEWS 17 September 2025

Heydon sounds alarm on succession scheme funding

Heydon sounds alarm on succession scheme funding

Minister says there will need to be a conversation around funding a succession scheme in the context of a shrinking CAP budget.

NEWS 17 September 2025

ANC payments of €183.2m commence

ANC payments of €183.2m commence

The payments have been sanctioned to 86,985 farmers and are in line with payment rates achieved in 2024.

NEWS 17 September 2025

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PGI boosting value of all beef in Italy

Francesca Perfetto heads Bord Bia’s office in Milan, Italy, and tells the Irish Farmers Journal about promoting Irish food and drink in her country.

PGI boosting value of all beef in Italy

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