Over 6,100 farmers apply for tranche 9 of TAMS - DAFM
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed to Agriland that over 6,000 farmers have applied for tranche 9 of the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS).
TAMS 3 consists of ten different schemes providing grants to farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment on their holding.
DAFM said that a total of 6,122 applications were received under tranche 9 of the scheme, which closed on September 6.
This marks an increase on the 5,364 applications made for the previous round.
The data shows that the most popular scheme in tranche 9 was the Animal Welfare Nutrient Storage Scheme (AWNSS) with 1,745 applications.
This was followed by the Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme (FSCIS) with 1,671 applications and the Solar Capital Investment Scheme (SCIS) on 899.
| TAMS Scheme | Applications made in tranche 9 |
|---|---|
| Animal Welfare Nutrient Storage Scheme (AWNSS) | 1,745 |
| Dairy Equipment Scheme (DES) | 255 |
| Low-Emissions Slurry Spreading scheme (LESS) | 250 |
| Organic Capital Investment Scheme (OCIS) | 430 |
| Pig & Poultry Scheme (PPIS) | 17 |
| Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme (YFCIS) | 328 |
| Women Farmer Capital Investment Scheme (WFCIS) | 267 |
| Tillage Capital Investment Scheme (TCIS) | 260 |
| Solar Capital Investment Scheme (SCIS) | 899 |
| Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme (FSCIS) | 1,671 |
Tranche 10 of TAMS is currently open for applications and will close Friday, December 5, 2025.
Earlier this month, DAFM published updated reference costs for TAMS which will be available for all eligible applications submitted under tranche 10.
"TAMS 3 continues to prove very popular with 45,274 applications received across tranches 1 to 9," a department spokesperson added.
