Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) has confirmed that advance payments under the 2022 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) have commenced today.
The ICSA has said the department "must urgently address the fact that so many farmers have yet to receive" their BPS payments...
Agri Politics
Farmers who are not responsible for fires that affected their land "should be fully recompensed...
The commencement of refund payments of over €13.35 million to approximately 100,000 farmers has...
Farmers are being put into financial turmoil due to not receiving their BPS payments yet, according to Michael Healy-Rae.
The commencement of advance payments under the 2020 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) has been announced by Minister McConalogue.
The commitment to pay a 70% advance of the BPS to farmers and applicants from next Friday has been welcomed by independent TD Carol Nolan.
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland's Minister for Agriculture Edwin Poots has announced that a linear increase of 4.3% will be applied to all BPS entitlements.
A total of 6,497 farmers had penalties applied to their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments in 2019 for various reasons.
The commencement of BPS refund payments of over €13.35 million to approximately 100,000 farmers has been announced by Minister Creed.
A total of 6,497 farmers had penalties applied to their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments in 2019, Minister Creed has confirmed.
Flattening the BPS in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) negotiations is the objective of independent election candidate Thomas Pringle.
Minister Michael Creed has confirmed that balancing payments under the 2019 BPS and the Greening Scheme have now commenced.
The Department of Agriculture has been urged by the ICSA to reinstate twice-weekly payment runs while a backlog of payments persists.
Minister Creed has announced the commencement of advance payments under the 2019 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) including Greening.
All farmers need to receive their BPS and ANC payments on time this year of all years, according to the ICMSA.
The commencement of payments of over €13.4 million to approximately 98,000 farmers has been announced by Minister Creed.
The balancing payments under the 2018 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Greening have now commenced, Minister Creed has confirmed.
Advance payments under the BPS continue to be made to farmers around Ireland, but some 4,014 farmers were yet to be paid as of this Tuesday.
The latest figures from the Department show that almost 5,000 farmers have yet to receive their advance payment for the 2018 BPS.
A derogation to make 70% advance payments for CAP direct payments is being sought by the Department of Agriculture.
The Greening top-up under the BPS is likely to be abolished under reform of the Common Agricultural Policy post-2020, it has been claimed.
The Farmers' Charter of Rights has failed to uphold general principles agreed between the department and farmers, according to the INHFA.
