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Student farmer denied education grant in error – Ombudsman

May 20, 2020

A student farmer from Co. Clare was awarded her correct grant rate, with an additional payment of almost €2,900, after being wrongly denied…

€4.5 million allocated under Community Enhancement Programme

January 3, 2020

CAP / Schemes

2,106 community initiatives around the country have been allocated a total of €4,524,124 under the Community Enhancement Programme, Minister for Rural and Community…

Crop production research grants worth €856,000 awarded

April 8, 2019

Rural Life

Award grants of over €856,000 for Irish researchers collaborating in four transnational projects arising from the first competitive call under the European Research…

10 days before Dairy Farm Grant application deadline

March 19, 2019

Dairy

Farmers interested in applying for the 2019 Dairy Farm Grant have 10 days to do so before the submission deadline closes. The scheme…

Farmers ‘worried’ about level of foreign forestry investment

September 26, 2018

Forestry

Farmers in Co. Leitrim have expressed worry over the level of afforestation in recent years, particularly by non-farmers and foreign investors. The topic…

Domestic PV solar grant scheme announced

July 31, 2018

Environment

A new micro generation scheme to support domestic customers who install solar photovoltaic (solar PV) panels on their homes has been launched. Minister…

Farm contractors should have access to bespoke grants

February 4, 2018

Opinion

Farmers undercutting full-time contractors – using machinery procured with the support of grant aid – is the height of folly. All this does…

Farmers’ group calls for €100 million for TAMS next year

August 18, 2017

CAP / Schemes

The IFA has called on the government to set aside €100 million to cover the cost of the farm improvement grant scheme TAMS…

Heritage grants to be issued to GLAS farmer applicants

May 2, 2017

CAP / Schemes

A total of 318 applications were received for the 2017 – Tranche II – GLAS grants for farm building repairs, with offers due…

Tier 2 of £250,000 improvement scheme opens for applications

December 22, 2016

N.Ireland

The window for applications to the second tier of the Farm Business Improvement Scheme in Northern Ireland has opened. The Minister for Agriculture,…

Tomorrow is the deadline to apply for the Horticulture Investment Aid Scheme

December 15, 2016

CAP / Schemes

The deadline for applications to the 2017 Investment Aid Scheme for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture sector closes tomorrow, December 16. This…

Horticulture farmers can now apply for the 2017 Investment Aid Scheme

November 20, 2016

CAP / Schemes

Applications are now open for the 2017 Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector. The Minister of State at…

Up to £250,000 in funding available for farm investments in the North

October 28, 2016

N.Ireland

A £40m capital funding scheme designed to help farmers across Northern Ireland improve their businesses is to open on Monday. The Minister for…

A switch from grants to loans could be the future of CAP

September 9, 2016

Agri-Business

The current mechanism of subsidising EU agriculture via grants and schemes could soon become a thing of the past. Speaking at a recent…

Over 3,000 TAMS II approvals have issued to date

August 8, 2016

CAP / Schemes

Some 3,064 TAMS II approvals have been issued to farmers to date, the Department of Agriculture has confirmed to Agriland. Under the three…

Want to build an underpass? Not with TAMS grants you can’t

July 17, 2016

CAP / Schemes

The construction of underpasses is not currently available under the TAMS suite of measures and the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed has said he has…