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Budget 2025: find out what it will mean for your farm
Noel Bardon
Sheep, suckler and tillage farmers are among those allocated new funding the budget.
2 October 2024 Schemes
Budget 2025 – the main scheme announcements summarised
Funding for Agriculture increased by €158m, with €85m of this committed to new measures, according to Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue.
25 September 2024 Schemes
Budget 2025: what agri-schemes are in the mix?
With many politicians entering election mode it will be interesting to see what suite of schemes receive financial backing for the coming year.
Schemes update: 23 September deadline for AMS notifications
Notifications were issued to applicants in the Straw Incorporation Scheme and Protein Aid Scheme on 5 September 2024.
20 September 2024 Schemes
Muir raises NI farm budget in London
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir said he raised the issue with senior UK government minister Steve Reed.
18 September 2024 Northern Ireland
ACRES Training Scheme reopens for tranche 2 participants
There is in the region of 9,000 ACRES tranche 2 participants and a small number of tranche 1 participants required to complete training by the end of 2024.
18 September 2024 Schemes
In-person training venues for SCEP participants
The focus remains on completing the mandatory training online, with five venues launched as an alternative for in-person training.
18 September 2024 News
Application window for ACRES NPIs now open
The deadline for submission of non-productive investments is 4.30pm on Thursday, 31 October.
18 September 2024 Schemes
Over 15,000 farmers apply to National Beef Welfare Scheme
The closing date for the scheme which offers payment of €35 for meal feeding and €15 for vaccinating calves up to a maximum of 40 head is 11.59pm on 24 September 2024.
18 September 2024 News
Joining the Beef Welfare Scheme is a no brainer - Teagasc specialist
Teagasc beef specialist Aidan Murray told farmers that feeding meal to weanlings will generate twice the return on investment.
15 September 2024 News
Fears grow about NI farm budget cut
Minister Muir is pressing for the annual budget for NI agriculture, which equates to around £330m, to be index linked with inflation.
11 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Help at hand for SIS action book
The Department has published a Sheep Improvement Scheme guidance document to help farmers fill out the required data.
11 September 2024 Management