Direct payments

Tillage farmers to receive straw-chopping money this week

Over €1.2m in payments for the incorporation of chopped straw are heading the way of Wexford farmers this week.

NEWS 16 December 2025

Tillage farmers to receive straw-chopping money this week

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€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?

NEWS 8 December 2025

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

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

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

NEWS 5 December 2025

Animal identification and movement rules clarification

Animal identification and movement rules clarification

Animal identification and movement rules clarification

SCHEMES 3 December 2025

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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 12 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 12 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 12 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 12 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 12 November 2025

Deadline date watch for the remainder of 2025

Deadline date watch for the remainder of 2025

There are important deadline dates from returning genotype samples for SCEP to soiled water storage requirements, managing green cover and breeding registered rare breed progeny in ACRES

SCHEMES 12 November 2025

33,794 farmers paid €14m in ACRES

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

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