Areas of natural constraint
A round-up of news in brief from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
By Peter McCann on 02 November 2017
The Irish Farmers Journal reviews the week that has been – who had a good week and who endured a difficult seven days.
By Caitríona Morrissey on 12 October 2017
Work on re-designating Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) in NI stopped in December 2016.
By Peter McCann on 12 October 2017
Payments are being made twice weekly to eligible farmers by the Department of Agriculture.
By Caitríona Morrissey on 12 October 2017
A new loan scheme is in addition to the €300m fund for export businesses, which farming and food businesses can also access.
By Pat O'Toole on 10 October 2017
Thomas Hubert and Pat O'Toole look at the IFA's expectations for the upcoming budget, and which of their demands will be met.
By Pat O'Toole on 05 October 2017
Hopes are growing that farmers' ANC payments will continue as is until 2019.
By Patrick Donohoe on 28 September 2017
See the calendar of payments taking place for a range of schemes this autumn.
By Darren Carty on 25 September 2017
Counties along the western seaboard have the highest number of applications under the ANC scheme. See a county-by-county breakdown of how many applications there is per county.
By Amy Forde on 22 September 2017
Farmers in disadvantaged areas have received the first of a series of cash injections due between now and the end of the year.
By Amy Forde on 21 September 2017
Payments under the Areas of Natural Constraint scheme are imminent.
By Caitríona Morrissey on 14 September 2017
Payments under the Areas of Natural Constraint scheme will commence next week to farmers who have satisfied the stocking rate requirements and have no issues with their BPS application.
By Darren Carty on 14 September 2017
Temporary grazing of sheep is a valuable movement option and it is important to ensure you are following the correct guidelines.
By Darren Carty on 12 September 2017
Preliminary checks are being carried out by the DAERA officials on 2017 Single Applications to allow errors to be amended without penalty.
By Peter McCann on 08 June 2017
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has hinted that farmers who drained land should not be punished in the ANC review.
By Caitríona Murphy on 01 June 2017
Department officials agreed with INHFA that these upland areas have specific constraints that could be clearly mapped, such as Natura 2000 areas.
By Amy Forde on 25 May 2017
There were calls for higher funding for hill sheep farmers at Tuesday's IFA Hill Sheep Forum.
By Darren Carty on 25 May 2017
IFA rural development chair Joe Brady has insisted that Minister Creed must prioritise the provision of an additional €25m for the areas of natural constraint (ANC) scheme in the 2018 budget.
By Contributor on 25 May 2017
Policy issues such as GLAS, commonages and the ANC review are key topics, along with marketing of hill lambs, at IFA’s upcoming hill sheep forum.
By Darren Carty on 11 May 2017
The review of Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) maps will be completed by May 2018, Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has said.
By Peter McCann on 06 May 2017
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