Schemes

Fuel scheme payment of €650 for farmers and €6,000 for contractors

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon is reminding farmers and contractors to apply for the scheme by the deadline of Wednesday 27 May.

SCHEMES 22 May 2026

Fuel scheme payment of €650 for farmers and €6,000 for contractors

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122,151 BISS applications submitted

122,151 BISS applications submitted

SCHEMES 20 May 2026

Over 122,000 BISS and area-based scheme applications submitted by deadline

Over 122,000 BISS and area-based scheme applications submitted by deadline

SCHEMES 19 May 2026

Over 107,000 BISS applications submitted

Over 107,000 BISS applications submitted

Over 107,000 BISS applications submitted

SCHEMES 13 May 2026

Schemes update: Department publishes new reference layers showing slopes

Schemes update: Department publishes new reference layers showing slopes

Schemes update: Department publishes new reference layers showing slopes

SCHEMES 8 May 2026

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Over 1,270 applications to €100m fuel scheme

Over 1,270 applications to €100m fuel scheme

The total payment each applicant will receive under the scheme will be calculated once all claims have been submitted.

SCHEMES 29 April 2026

Final push for BISS applications

Final push for BISS applications

The Department is operating extended hours in the run up to the deadline on 15 May.

SCHEMES 29 April 2026

Fuel Income Support Scheme opens for farmers and contractors

Fuel Income Support Scheme opens for farmers and contractors

Eligibility for the scheme will be based on use of green diesel, Minister Heydon has confirmed.

SCHEMES 29 April 2026

Possible CAP delay boosts trading of entitlements

Possible CAP delay boosts trading of entitlements

Last week’s insinuation by Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon that there is a high likelihood of the current CAP rolling over to 2028 is improving the prospect of buying entitlements.

SCHEMES 29 April 2026

TAMS III spends €149m as Cork farmers go big

TAMS III spends €149m as Cork farmers go big

LESS and Solar have been the big ticket items with regard TAMS spending, while Cork, Tipp and Galway farmers have been some of the highest approved applicants, Martin Merrick reports.

BUILDINGS 29 April 2026

Farmers urged to submit BISS applications

Farmers urged to submit BISS applications

The upcoming BISS deadline of midnight on Friday 15 May is a critical deadline for many other area-based schemes

SCHEMES 29 April 2026

Deadline of 28 May for ACRES landscape actions applications

Deadline of 28 May for ACRES landscape actions applications

Landscape actions are open to farmers participating in the Co-operation approach of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme

SCHEMES 29 April 2026

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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