Schemes
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued almost €2.4 million this week in various farm scheme payments.
The department has today advised farmers of two important opportunities regarding corrections to their 2026 BISS.
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued an update on the various scheme payments made to farmers this week.
BISS
Minister Martin Heydon has said that farmers "where appropriate" can use "prior year stocking as their Active Farmer claim".
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) paid out €1.5 million to farmers under TAMS 3 last week.
Counties Cork, Galway, and Mayo saw the most applications made under BISS and other area-based schemes for 2026.
Minister Martin Heydon has confirmed that 122,151 farmers applied online for BISS and other area-based schemes before the deadline.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) paid out €1.68 million to farmers under the TAMS 3 schemes this week.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued a further update on applications for this year's BISS.
As the application deadline approaches, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has given an update on BISS applications.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued a further update on applications for this year's BISS scheme.
The department has issued a reminder to farmers on the closing date for applications for the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS).
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued an update on various scheme payments made to farmers this week.
Dairy
With the May 1 rolling around next week, farmers are been reminded that the deadlines for a number of scheme applications are approaching.
Over 60,000 Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and other area-based scheme applications have been submitted.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued an update on payments made under various farm schemes this week.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has recieved 36,510 BISS and other area-based scheme applications to date.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) paid out over €3 million to farmers under the TAMS 3 scheme this week.
Agri Politics
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has said that conditions for commonage eligibility for farm scheme payments "have not changed".
Over €5.6 million was paid out to farmers under various schemes last week, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) said.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has announced a series of in-person farmer clinics.
The department has confirmed that there will be an exemption under requirements related to the arable fallow action of ACRES.
