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How much funding goes to the largest 20% of BISS recipients?
Noel Bardon
Find out how much of Ireland's CAP funding is distributed to the top recipients of funding.
11 June 2025 Viewpoints
Editorial: CAP booklet – protecting farm payments
CAP reforms have not delivered on the objective of reducing the administration burden.
11 June 2025 News
Revenue collects almost €40m in zoned land taxes
This is the first year that a tax liability accrues for zoned land that is deemed to be serviced.
All eligible TAMS applications approved
Minister Heydon announces 100% approval of all eligible TAMS applications under tranches six, seven and eight of the scheme.
7 June 2025 Schemes
Department flags opportunities to correct BISS applications
There are two types of corrections that can be made to BISS applications without penalty, if the corrections are submitted ahead of their respective deadlines.
6 June 2025 News
€4m paid to CAP recipients outside the State
The CAP beneficiaries list for the 2024 financial year suggests that over €4m in funding went to beneficiaries listed outside the state, with most of this funding heading north.
4 June 2025 News
Close to €34m owed for ACRES 2024
Around €27.5m is owed to 5,315 farmers – as of May 27 - in advance ACRES payments for 2024, with a further €6.5m to be issued in balancing payments.
4 June 2025 News
Thousands of farms to miss grant scheme
For eligible farms, there will be five measures in the first tranche of FWN, and payment rates are generally higher than the previous EFS offering.
4 June 2025 Northern Ireland
Special treatment for A5 farmers ruled out
Keith Finegan from DAERA said A5 landowners that apply for planning permission for new livestock housing will not be given more leniency.
4 June 2025 Northern Ireland
Scotland heads UK direct payment list
David Wright looks at the amount paid out in BPS across all four UK nations
4 June 2025 Northern Ireland
Editorial: emissions are a global problem
To arrive into June 2025 with some 2023 ACRES payments still outstanding, seems farcical.
4 June 2025 Viewpoints
‘Quality food is both difficult and expensive’ - ICOS
ICOS president Edward Carr was addressing members and stakeholders at the society’s AGM in Portlaoise on Tuesday, where he said there are high levels of uncertainty facing agriculture.
4 June 2025 News