Environment
Rewilding is a key element of Ireland’s environmental ambitions, with numerous schemes in place to incentivise returning land to nature.
Schemes
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued an update on scheme payments made to farmers this week.
The Green Party is calling for nature restoration to be made a "key part" of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) review.
A review of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is not yet finalised, Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has confirmed.
The application window for Non-Productive Investments (NPIs) under the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) recently opened.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued almost €2.4 million this week in various farm scheme payments.
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) confirmed that 1,447 AMS notifications were sent to farmers over the past week.
The application window for Non-Productive Investments (NPIs) under the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) has opened.
The average core payment to farmers in the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is just over €5,000.
Minister Martin Heydon has confirmed that 2,161 or 4% of applicants are currently awaiting payments for ACRES.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued an update on the various scheme payments made to farmers this week.
Scorecards for lands for results-based payments under the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) are issuing this week.
Minister Heydon has announced that decision letters are issuing on applications earlier this year for Landscape Actions under ACRES.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) paid out €1.68 million to farmers under the TAMS 3 schemes this week.
As scoring of lands under the ACRES is due to begin next month, advisors have been issued with an update on scorecard training.
ACRES
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) is to use the Area Monitoring System (AMS) to check eligibility for an ACRES bonus payment this year.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) has announced the closing date to submit applications for Landscape Actions under the ACRES scheme.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued an update on various scheme payments made to farmers this week.
Minister Heydon has announced that decision letters for NPIs under ACRES will be issued to farmers in the coming days.
The number of investments approved under the current Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) has surpassed 44,000.
Minister Heydon has announced that balancing payments in respect of 2025 have started to issue to farmers participating in the ACRES.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued a deadline reminder to farmers who are participating in ACRES.
