Farm Schemes

Schemes update: higher BVD payment confined to calves removed within 10 days

The payment rate for a BVD-positive animal removed between day 11 and day 21 of the first positive or inconclusive test result remains at €30 per head.

NEWS 14 March 2026

Schemes update: higher BVD payment confined to calves removed within 10 days

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Deadline for voluntary ACRES courses

Deadline for voluntary ACRES courses

SCHEMES 11 March 2026

Last chance to apply for tillage support scheme

Last chance to apply for tillage support scheme

SCHEMES 9 March 2026

Planning to comply with the Beef Welfare Scheme

Planning to comply with the Beef Welfare Scheme

Planning to comply with the Beef Welfare Scheme

SUCKLERS 7 March 2026

TAMS deadline extended for unsuccessful applications in tranche nine

TAMS deadline extended for unsuccessful applications in tranche nine

TAMS deadline extended for unsuccessful applications in tranche nine

SCHEMES 6 March 2026

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AMS checking compliance with ACRES actions

AMS checking compliance with ACRES actions

The Department is reminding farmers that the eye in the sky will be used again in 2026 to ensure that farmers are complying with seven common ACRES actions.

SCHEMES 22 January 2026

How to apply for the Tillage Support Scheme

How to apply for the Tillage Support Scheme

The payment is not automatic for eligible farmers and an application must be submitted by 9 March 2026 through the MyAgfood.ie or agfood.ie portal.

NEWS 22 January 2026

Watchdog sounds the alarm on next CAP

Watchdog sounds the alarm on next CAP

The impact of the next CAP on the future of farm incomes for different categories of farmers remains difficult to gauge, according to the European Court of Auditors.

NEWS 22 January 2026

Deadline to amend SCEP number

Deadline to amend SCEP number

The reference number is a vital component of the scheme, as farmers must calve at least 50% of their reference number annually.

NEWS 22 January 2026

NI policy direction was set in 2022

NI policy direction was set in 2022

The direction of travel for farm policies was set by the previous Agriculture Minister.

NORTHERN IRELAND 22 January 2026

Important amendment facility for SCEP reference number open

Important amendment facility for SCEP reference number open

Farmers who will not be in a position to calve at least 50% of their reference number of females need to amend their reference number or risk removal from the scheme.

NEWS 22 January 2026

Minister urges caution on land leases as the end looms for entitlements

Minister urges caution on land leases as the end looms for entitlements

The Commission's proposals for the next CAP should be considered by farmers making plans on foot of entitlement values, Minister Heydon said.

NEWS 22 January 2026

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

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