Schemes
The online portal for the Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) action under the ACRES scheme for 2025 is currently open.
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued over €516 million to farmers participating in ACRES.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) confirmed 116,000 ACRES scorecards were submitted by the deadline of August 31.
Just over 96,000 ACRES scorecards have been completed and submitted to DAFM ahead of this weekend's deadline.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has received over 91,000 scorecards for ACRES scheme
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon is encouraging farmers and their advisors to submit ACRES scorecards.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that 61% of ACRES scorecards have been submitted.
ICSA rural development chair Edmond Phelan has said that ongoing delays under the ACRES is 'undermining' confidence in all schemes
Environment
Despite a 'slight improvement', the country's overall climate assessment ranks 'poor' on the scorecards, according to the EPA
