Environment
A new agri-environment pilot scheme will be in place for farmers next year, and will be targeted at those not currently in GLAS.
Agri Politics
Over 2,000 farmers that were in the AEOS scheme must be allowed entry to the GLAS scheme, according to Fianna Fáil.
The GLAS must be reopened for farmers who have their AEOS contracts end in 2018, according to Fianna Fáil's Charlie McConalogue.
Agri-Business
The 2017 advance payments for the two main agri-environment schemes are commencing this week, Minister Creed has announced.
The initial processing of every GLAS I and GLAS II case for 2016 payment was completed last week, Minister Creed said.
Fianna Fail TD Eugene Murphy has described the Knowledge Transfer (KT) online system as "chaotic" and also criticised AEOS payment delays.
Some 1,204 farmers have yet to receive a payment under Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS) for the 2016 scheme year.
One agricultural consultant is understood to be the subject of a criminal investigation involving AEOS payments.
Over 1,300 farmers are still awaiting payments under the Agricultural Environment Options Scheme, the Minister for Agriculture has confirmed.
A county-by-county breakdown of the payments completed under GLAS and AEOS has been released by the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed.
A total of 7,357 GLAS 1 and 2 applicants are awaiting payment, the latest figures from the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, have shown.
Some 5,131 farmers are awaiting payments from the first tranche of the Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS 1).
Payments under GLAS are expected to issue to a further 750 farmers before the end of the week, the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed has said.
The funding allocation directed towards a number of farming schemes will increase by 21% in 2017, the Minister for Agriculture has said.
The Department of Agriculture has paid in excess of €17m to farmers participating in the AEOS scheme to date in 2016, it has confirmed.
Agricultural Environment and Options Scheme (AEOS) payments are to commence this week, the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, has announced.
Farmers will be paid their final AEOS payments next month the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine Simon Coveney has confirmed.
Some 1,206 farmers are still waiting on payment under the AEOS scheme, according to latest figures released by the Department of Agriculture.
Over 900 farmers are still waiting on payment under the Agricultural Environment and Options Scheme (AEOS) 3, the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney has confirmed.
A Gardai investigation is under way in Roscommon into alleged serious irregularities with some of the claims submitted under the AEOS
AEOS and REPS payments are to commence immediately, according to the Minister for Agriculture and more than €93 million will be paid out before Christmas.
Department of Agriculture checks are now nearing completion and AEOS payments in respect of the 2014 scheme year will commence shortly according to the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney.
The removal of hedgerows, stone walls and ditches is a common question that we are asked and when can it be done, how much can I remove etc.
