Property
2025 has kicked off with strong demand in the land leasing market, driven by low stock levels, according to auctioneer Sean McRedmond.
Agri-Business
Just over €2 million in payments were made in the last week under the 2023 Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS).
Approximately 1,600 applications have been made to the National Reserve, which is a significant increase compared to the period 2018-2021
Farmers are being urged to ensure that their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applications have been sent by next week's closing date.
Rural Life
The National Reserve has been provisionally approved to continue - with conditions around maximum hectares and off-farm income being removed.
The application period for three schemes closed on Monday of this week, namely the BPS; the National Reserve/YFS; and the new SIM.
The window to apply for applications to the Basic Payments Scheme (BPS) - as well as other schemes - will close today (Monday, May 17).
Applications will open for the National Reserve 2021 next month according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
Agri Politics
The announcement of a 2021 National Reserve "shows an laudable ambition on the part of the Department of Agriculture" according to the ICMSA.
Macra na Feirme is calling for increased supports for young farmers through Pillar II of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
The future funding of the National Reserve will "come under scrutiny" in the coming years, according to the ICMSA.
The National Reserve for 2020 will open for applications in February, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed.
There will be a new National Reserve for young farmers and new entrants in 2020, according to the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA).
Fianna Fáil's Niall Collins inquired as to the plans the minister had to help the 'forgotten farmer' during last week's Dáil proceedings.
Plans announced today by Michael Creed to open the National Reserve for applications have been welcomed by Macra na Feirme.
The National Reserve will be open for applications in 2019, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has confirmed.
Almost €20 million has been issued in payments to date by the Department of Agriculture under the Young Farmers Scheme and National Reserve.
A start date for issuing of payments under the National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme has been set by the Department of Agriculture.
There is a large variance in the numbers of applicants under the 2018 National Reserve and 2018 Young Farmers Scheme (YFS) by county.
950 applications have been made to the National Reserve this year; 190 were submitted using a temporary reference number.
Almost 9,500 applications were submitted under the 2018 Young Farmers Scheme, according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Farmers have until May 15 to submit an application to the 2018 National Reserve and Young Farmers Scheme.
While the Department of Agriculture is supportive of returning emigrants engaging in farming, the National Reserve is a limited resource.
