Schemes
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has announced the opening of year four of the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) to new entrants.
The MREF has slammed the Department of Agriculture for moving to exclude domestic dwellings from the solar PV measure under TAMS.
Bluetongue vaccination will be an option in the 2026 beef and sheep welfare schemes, Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon confirmed.
Over €5.6 million was paid out to farmers under various schemes last week, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) said.
Almost half of the applications made under tranche 9 of the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS 3) have been approved.
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has announced a series of in-person farmer clinics.
The department has confirmed that there will be an exemption under requirements related to the arable fallow action of ACRES.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) has issued a further update on Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) applications.
An extension to the public consultation on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2027 regulations has been announced.
There "isn't any capacity" in the current TAMS budget to get back to 100% approval for applications according to a senior DAFM official.
Agri Politics
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food will meet today (Wednesday, March 18) to discuss TAMS.
The total number of application approvals issued under the current TAMS since it commenced in 2023 has now surpassed 43,000.
2,832 applications made under tranche 9 of the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS 3) are still to be processed.
Farmers are seeking an "immediate increase" in compensation for bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) persistently infected calves.
Payments totalling €9.8 million have issued to applicants under the Women Farmer Capital Investment Scheme (WFCIS).
Farmers participating in ACRES have been reminded of the final dates for the voluntary training course under the scheme.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has ruled out a reintroduction of the National Liming Programme.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued an update on payments made under various farm schemes this week.
A key closing date for certain applications for TAMS has been extended until nearly midnight next Friday (March 13).
A member of the European Court of Auditors has said she has "rarely" seen such unanimous scepticism as she has for the next CAP proposals.
Some Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes applications are facing delays, which one consultant described as a "huge risk" for farmers.
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