Schemes

Animal identification and movement rules clarification

Animal identification and registration (IDR) is governed under EU Legislation as opposed to conditionality, but many CAP schemes require adherence to IDR rules for animals to be eligible for payment.

SCHEMES 3 December 2025

Animal identification and movement rules clarification

MOST READ STORIES

1

2

3

4

5

Ranking and selection for TAMS tranche nine applications

Ranking and selection for TAMS tranche nine applications

SCHEMES 26 November 2025

Payments to forgotten farmers to issue in December

Payments to forgotten farmers to issue in December

SCHEMES 23 November 2025

Clover and multispecies payments start but BISS and CRISS paused

Clover and multispecies payments start but BISS and CRISS paused

Clover and multispecies payments start but BISS and CRISS paused

SCHEMES 19 November 2025

Deadline date watch for the remainder of 2025

Deadline date watch for the remainder of 2025

Deadline date watch for the remainder of 2025

SCHEMES 19 November 2025

ADVERTISEMENT

Final chance for ACRES rare breeds declaration

Final chance for ACRES rare breeds declaration

Farmers must submit their 2024 declaration of stock numbers and supporting documentation by 15 November 2025.

SCHEMES 29 October 2025

€40m in grants for private well repairs

€40m in grants for private well repairs

Around 10% of households in Ireland get their drinking water from private wells.

SCHEMES 29 October 2025

33,794 farmers paid €14m in ACRES

33,794 farmers paid €14m in ACRES

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon states that he expects another 8,000 farmers who joined under tranche II of the scheme to be paid €32.69m next week.

SCHEMES 29 October 2025

SF calls on Minister to reverse beef and sheep scheme cuts

SF calls on Minister to reverse beef and sheep scheme cuts

The Minister promised to maintain payment rates in the budget and he should follow through on his promises now, Sinn Féin's Martin Kenny has said.

SCHEMES 29 October 2025

Dates announced for hazardous waste collection

Dates announced for hazardous waste collection

Six collection dates have been announced for the counties of Clare, Meath, Cork, Tipperary, Mayo and Kerry

SCHEMES 29 October 2025

LESS declarations near completion as attention turns to rare breeds

LESS declarations near completion as attention turns to rare breeds

Only a couple of hundred LESS declarations remain outstanding, with attention now turning to the rare breeds’ application deadline of 15 November.

SCHEMES 29 October 2025

Important compliance for Beef Welfare Scheme 2025

Important compliance for Beef Welfare Scheme 2025

Farmers who have received a request from the Department under the 2025 Beef Welfare Scheme to return documents, should comply with the request by the date on the letter.

NEWS 29 October 2025

SPONSORED

Udder Vital Bolus to support vitality and resilience

Udder Vital Bolus can be used for animals with somatic cell count problems and during the transition period.

Udder Vital Bolus to support vitality and resilience

LOAD MORE STORIES