Rural Life
The Minister for Agriculture has been asked to advance the payment date for the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme this year.
Agri-Business
The counties that received the most in ANC scheme payments in 2023 have been revealed from figures from the DAFM.
Advance payments totalling €179 million have been issued to more than 85,000 farmers under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme.
The department been told that it "cannot continue to avoid the seriousness" of later dates for some farm payments.
121,012 farmers applied for this year's Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme, according to the Department of Agriculture.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has changed the calculation used for stocking density under the ANC Scheme.
The Minister for Agriculture today (Monday, December 6) announced the beginning of balancing payments under the 2021 ANC scheme.
The allocation of money to farmers under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme is set to...
Agri Politics
Letters of apology issued to farmers who had Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) penalties applied...
N.Ireland
The ANC Bill proposing the reinstatement of support payments for Areas of Natural Constraint in Northern Ireland has received more than 1,000 responses.
The UFU has come out in support of a proposed bill to reintroduce the Areas of Natural Constraint scheme (ANC payment) for Northern Ireland.
Balancing payments under the 2020 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme have commenced with some €40 million issuing to farmers this week.
Beef
The IFA has said it’s "absolutely essential" that the maximum number of applicants in tranche 19 of TAMS are approved as soon as possible.
Payments worth €185 million under the 2020 ANC scheme have commenced issuing this week to 86,000 farmers.
Landowners who used donkeys' passports to claim the ANC payments for 2019 and previous years will see a change in 2020.
Payments worth €168.5 million under the 2019 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme are to commence this week.
All farmers need to receive their BPS and ANC payments on time this year of all years, according to the ICMSA.
Splitting the ANC payment in two will only add to the financial woes of farmers at this difficult time, according to the ICSA.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, made no decision to hold back ANC payments to December.
The holdback of 15% of the 2019 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) payments has been criticised by the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA).
Environment
Areas planted with wild bird cover under GLAS will be eligible for ANC payments on this land in 2019 and beyond.
The Department of Agriculture has confirmed that payment under the ANC Scheme to 95,000 farmers will commence early next week
Colm O'Donnell was elected the first National President of the Irish Natura & Hill Farmers Association at the organisation's AGM this week.
