Sheep Welfare Scheme

Bluetongue vaccination an option in 2026 beef and sheep welfare schemes

Beef farmers in the scheme will have to choose whether to vaccinate for bluetongue or clostridial diseases or calf pneumonia.

NEWS 24 March 2026

Bluetongue vaccination an option in 2026 beef and sheep welfare schemes

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INHFA calls for bluetongue vaccine measure to be added to welfare schemes

INHFA calls for bluetongue vaccine measure to be added to welfare schemes

NEWS 2 March 2026

Sheep Management: housing ewes, lameness control and sheep census

Sheep Management: housing ewes, lameness control and sheep census

MANAGEMENT 10 December 2025

Department makes more cuts to farmer payments

Department makes more cuts to farmer payments

Department makes more cuts to farmer payments

NEWS 26 November 2025

Sheep Management: inspection ready, reference numbers and pneumonia

Sheep Management: inspection ready, reference numbers and pneumonia

Sheep Management: inspection ready, reference numbers and pneumonia

MANAGEMENT 26 November 2025

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Deadline date watch for the remainder of 2025

Deadline date watch for the remainder of 2025

There are important deadline dates from returning genotype samples for SCEP to soiled water storage requirements, managing green cover and breeding registered rare breed progeny in ACRES

SCHEMES 5 November 2025

Minister called on to reverse cuts to schemes

Minister called on to reverse cuts to schemes

A reduction in payment rates for the 2025 National Sheep Welfare Scheme has been sought by both the IFA and ICSA this week.

NEWS 5 November 2025

SWS payments commence at the lower rate of €11.50/ewe

SWS payments commence at the lower rate of €11.50/ewe

Payments totalling €16.44m were sanctioned this week to 13,175 farmers, or 90% of participants, who selected the standard date of 17 October 2025 for completion of actions.

NEWS 5 November 2025

Minister Heydon must honour €13/ewe Sheep Welfare Scheme commitment - IFA

Minister Heydon must honour €13/ewe Sheep Welfare Scheme commitment - IFA

The IFA has argued that Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon must find €2.4m for the Sheep Welfare Scheme.

NEWS 5 November 2025

Cuts to 2025 sheep scheme confirmed as €16.4m in payments on way

Cuts to 2025 sheep scheme confirmed as €16.4m in payments on way

The scheme is to pay out €1.50/ewe less than it had been due to pay when it was announced in Budget 2025.

NEWS 5 November 2025

Payment rate cuts to sheep and beef schemes ‘unfair’ - ICSA

Payment rate cuts to sheep and beef schemes ‘unfair’ - ICSA

Oversubscription of beef and sheep schemes should trigger extra support, not cuts, according to the ICSA.

NEWS 5 November 2025

Payment cuts to beef and sheep schemes

Payment cuts to beef and sheep schemes

The payment for the 2025 National Beef Welfare Scheme will be cut by €8/calf, while the National Sheep Welfare Scheme will be cut by €1.50/ewe.

NEWS 5 November 2025

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

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