Young Farmers Scheme
Noel Bardon on 09 Jun 2021
Department pays out €13,500 to young farmer in National Reserve challenge
A young farmer who could not comply with the rules on education and National Reserve challenged the Department of Agriculture’s decision and won.
Niall Hurson on 18 Mar 2021
Macra calls for 4% direct payment allocation to generational renewal
The call comes in advance of the next meeting of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 22 March, where CAP reform will be discussed.
Darren Carty on 24 Feb 2021
Basic Payment Scheme opens for almost 130,000 applicants
The Basic Payment Scheme application is required to receive payment of entitlements, but it is also vital for compliance with a range of other schemes.
Barry Cassidy on 03 Dec 2020
Macra hails €186m investment by young farmers in their farms
Macra has called for TAMS funding to continue to young farmers over the CAP transition period to ensure ongoing investment in rural economies.
Niall Hurson on 01 Dec 2020
€349m BPS balancing payments begin to hit accounts
Regular pay runs will remain in place under the 2020 BPS as further cases are cleared for payment.
Darren Carty on 21 Oct 2020
Farm schemes in-brief: census forms, young farmers webinar andpeatland rewetting
The closing date for an open call for applications under the rewetting of farmed peatlands scheme has been extended by two weeks until 6 November.
Amy Forde on 24 Jun 2020
GLAS sees the highest number of appeals by farmers in 2019
The total number of appeals increased by 2.5% on 2018, according to the 2019 Agricultural Appeals Office report for 2019.
Darren Carty on 01 Apr 2020
Farm Finance: BPS applications on target for 15 May deadline
Staying on track and getting applications submitted by the 15 May deadline will mean advance payments will be possible in October.
Barry Cassidy on 11 Mar 2020
Young farmer inspection frustration continues
The main problem inspectors flag after interviewing young farmers is a failure to demonstrate financial and managerial control of the business.
Barry Cassidy on 10 Mar 2020
Address land ‘bottleneck’ to attract young farmers - Matthews
The problems of succession are not additional aids for young farmers but a “bottleneck” on land, according to one academic.
Darren Carty on 25 Dec 2019
Scheme payment update: 1,416 farmers left to receive BPS payment
To-date €1.153bn has been paid to 121,043 farmers under the BPS, including payments made under the 2019 young farmers scheme and the 2019 national reserve.
Barry Cassidy on 19 Jun 2019
Farm Finance: payment hold-up continues for some young farmers
Of the 9,600 young farmers who applied for a 25% top-up to their BPS last year, approximately 8,550 have been paid so far.
Peter Varley on 24 Apr 2019
How to submit an online Basic Payment Scheme application
Peter Varley runs through the main steps of filling out your BPS application online.
Peter Varley on 10 Apr 2019
Farm Finance: time to act on BPS application
The deadline for submitting the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application is 15 May.
Peter Varley on 06 Mar 2019
Farm finance: two schemes to benefit young farmers in 2019
The Young Farmers Scheme and the 2019 National Reserve are open for applications for genuine young trained farmers.
William Conlon on 10 Feb 2019
Uncertainty over future of Young Farmers Scheme
The Young Farmers Scheme, National Reserve and Basic Payment Scheme are all due to open for applications next week.
William Conlon on 23 Jan 2019
Over 35% of National Reserve applicants ineligible
A large portion of applicants to the scheme, which can be worth €265/ha, were deemed ineligible in 2018.
William Conlon on 23 Jan 2019
Young farmers facing inspection hurdle
Young farmers who have yet to be paid could face a management and financial control inspection over the coming months.
Peter Varley on 09 Jan 2019
Registered farm partnership deadline approaches
Farmers who want to operate under a registered partnership in time for this year’s BPS application need to be getting their paperwork in order now.
Odile Evans on 03 Jan 2019
New farm partnerships urged to register by end of February
Farm partnerships must be on the register by the end of February to apply for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS).