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Schemes update: last chance to complete critical sheep census
Darren Carty
The sheep census is critical for participating in schemes such as the Sheep Welfare Scheme and Sheep Improvement Scheme.
13 February 2025 News
Commission signals more convergence and payment capping in next CAP
Brussels has claimed that the next CAP will focus on simplification, with more convergence and payment capping to come too.
12 February 2025 Northern Ireland
Problems remain with NI farm funding guarantee
The issue stems from the UK government’s announcement in October 2024 that funding for agriculture will be added in to each region’s overall block grant.
Scheme payments update: €1.3m paid under BISS and CRISS
There were payments of €290,000 under the 2024 Areas of Natural Constraint, with small sums also paid out under the Protein Aid Scheme and the Tillage Incentive Scheme.
5 February 2025 Schemes
Payments system is broken - Heydon
The new Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and the Marine says that the strings attached to payments are responsible for low uptake of SCEP and the Sheep Welfare scheme.
29 January 2025 News
Facility to amend SCEP reference number open
The window to amend your 2025 yearly reference numbers is open until 11.59pm on 12 February 2025.
29 January 2025 Schemes
Deadline for 2025 registered farm partnerships is fast approaching
While an application for a registered farm partnership can be made all year round, those who wish to have an RFP number for the 2025 BISS applications must do so by 10 February.
22 January 2025 Schemes
ACRES mandatory training extended for almost 1,000 participants
Attendance at mandatory training is a core requirement with those failing to attend a course by 28 February 2025 risking the possibility of having their contract terminated.
15 January 2025 Schemes
New beef schemes for NI farmers in 2025
Money is to be paid out in the beef carbon reduction scheme in March 2025.
26 December 2024 Northern Ireland
ACRES rare breed applicants to receive swifter payment
Participants will be paid on their ACRES actions excluding the rare breeds payment for 2023, with this payment then included with the 2024 balancing payments in quarter two of 2025.
13 December 2024 Schemes
€47.8m paid to 14,943 SCEP participants
Payments commenced under the scheme on Thursday 5 December and will continue to approximately 1,800 farmers as cases are cleared for payment.
11 December 2024 Schemes
€85m Eco Scheme payments concludes pillar I payments
Balancing payments have now been made across the BISS, CRISS and Eco Scheme with payments under the young farmers scheme and national reserve also commencing recently.
11 December 2024 Schemes