Farm schemes

Farmers and contractors set to receive another €6.3m in fuel support payments

The Department of Agriculture has told the Irish Farmers Journal that further payments will take place in the coming days and weeks as cases are cleared for payment

SCHEMES 12 August 2026

Farmers and contractors set to receive another €6.3m in fuel support payments

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Hands off farm schemes in budget, say farm leaders

Hands off farm schemes in budget, say farm leaders

NEWS 5 August 2026

'Fully functional agri appeals mechanism needed without delay'

'Fully functional agri appeals mechanism needed without delay'

NEWS 29 July 2026

IFA calls for urgent action on agricultural appeals mechanism

IFA calls for urgent action on agricultural appeals mechanism

IFA calls for urgent action on agricultural appeals mechanism

NEWS 17 July 2026

AMS notifications begin issuing for land use queries

AMS notifications begin issuing for land use queries

AMS notifications begin issuing for land use queries

SCHEMES 15 July 2026

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Last chance for ACRES I farmers to apply for NPIs

Last chance for ACRES I farmers to apply for NPIs

The Department has also outlined that only one NPI annual work plan may be submitted for an ACRES Co-operation participant in this application window.

SCHEMES 29 May 2026

AMS notifications issuing this week

AMS notifications issuing this week

Letters will issue to applicants from 24 June 2026 with the deadline to reply on 8 July 2026.

NEWS 29 May 2026

ANC plan needs new money, say farm groups

ANC plan needs new money, say farm groups

Sinn Féin MLA Declan McAleer is currently putting a private members bill through the NI Assembly which aims to restart ANC payments.

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 May 2026

Important opportunity to correct your BISS applications

Important opportunity to correct your BISS applications

The deadline for approximately 4,600 applicants to correct errors identified by the Department in preliminary checks is approaching fast on 22 June.

SCHEMES 29 May 2026

The likely actions in the beef welfare scheme

The likely actions in the beef welfare scheme

While the scheme is not expected to open until August, Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has confirmed similar actions as in 2025 with the addition of bluetongue virus vaccination

SUCKLERS 29 May 2026

What will replace BISS after 2027 and how much could it pay?

What will replace BISS after 2027 and how much could it pay?

What do we know so far about the DABIS scheme that is to replace BISS in the next CAP?

NEWS 29 May 2026

Some of the biggest BISS payments get even bigger

Some of the biggest BISS payments get even bigger

The number of farms that got over €100,000 in BISS for one financial year has increased.

NEWS 29 May 2026

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