Environment
Farmers in the co-operation approach of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) are being...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed the closing date for applications for Landscape Actions under ACRES.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) confirmed 116,000 ACRES scorecards were submitted by the deadline of August 31.
Farmers participating in an ACRES Co-operation project in the northwest have been playing a crucial role in improving commonages.
Rural Life
The issuing of delayed balancing payments under ACRES "could be too little, too late" for future schemes, a farm organisation has warned.
A total of 4,148 farmers will begin receiving confirmation that their applications for ACRES NPIs were successful or partially successful.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has extended the deadline for NPIs under the ACRES scheme.
Results from commonage screening in several ACRES Co-operation (CP) regions are highlighting a positive outlook for sustainable agriculture.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said around 6,600 of the 31,000 farmers who received full ACRES payment have an "outstanding debt".
A second pay run is commencing this week in respect of balancing payments for farmers in the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES).
Agri Politics
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) has said that clarity is urgently needed for farmers in co-operation project (CP) areas under ACRES.
Beef
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued an update on the progress of payments to farmers under ACRES.
BirdWatch Ireland has called on the government to urgently invest in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) IT system.
