The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued outstanding fodder support, organics and Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 2) payments this week.
The DAFM’s latest weekly payment cycle up until Friday, September 6, shows that payments worth over €11,200 were issued under the Fodder Support Scheme 2023.
The total amount of fodder support paid out by the DAFM under last year’s scheme now stands at €52.54 million issued to 70,745 farmers, latest figures show.
Farmers participating in the Organic Farming Scheme 2023 received a total of €14,987 in outstanding payments this week. In total, 3,915 participants received €47.8 million so far.
The DAFM also issued €15,000 in payments still outstanding under the Green, Low-carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS), which was replaced by the Agri-Climate Rural Environment (ACRES) Scheme.
A further €836 was paid out to one farmer participating in the 2023 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) and Areas of Specific Constraint (ASC) schemes, latest DAFM payment data show.
TAMS 2 payments worth €4,239 were also issued by the DAFM this week, bringing the total amount paid out under the scheme to €459.36 million. No TAMS 3 payments were made this week.
Outstanding 2023 Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and Complimentary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS) scheme payments worth €36,000 were also made.
No payments were issued under the 2023 Eco Scheme, the Sheep Improvement Scheme 2023, the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP), or the Shannon Callows Flood Scheme this week.