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The third year of the Sheep Welfare Scheme will commence on Saturday, February 2, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael…
Calls have been made for sheep farmers to get a “bolt-on” action similar to the Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot (BEEP) to enhance the…
Advance payments under year two of the Sheep Welfare Scheme have commenced to all eligible farmers. The announcement of the payments was made…
A total of 20,271 applicants have been paid in full under the Sheep Welfare Scheme, a spokesperson for the Department of Agriculture, Food…
The Department of Agriculture has been called on by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) to allow flexibility with the Sheep Welfare…
It has been announced that the 15% balancing payments under the Sheep Welfare Scheme will commence this week to all eligible farmers. The Minister for…
A €10/ewe payment increase under the Sheep Welfare Scheme is being called for by the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA). The association…
Applications to the Sheep Welfare Scheme are currently being accepted, with the deadline for submissions set to close tomorrow (February 9). An extension…
It has been confirmed that the deadline for the submission of application forms for the Sheep Welfare Scheme has been extended. The Minister…
Farmers have been reminded that the deadline is looming for Sheep Welfare Scheme forms to be returned. The closing date for the receipt…
A total of 20,515 farmers have received their 85% advance payment under the Sheep Welfare Scheme, according to the latest figures. This represents…
Some 20,000 sheep farmers are set to benefit from 85% advance payments under the Sheep Welfare Scheme, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the…
A key deadline under the Sheep Welfare Scheme (SWS) has been extended to Friday, October 13. The Department of Agriculture has written to…
There are no plans on the horizon to increase the level of payment under the Sheep Welfare Scheme, according to the Minister for…
“The hill sheep sector is on the ground” – that’s the message from the group representing farmers keeping highland flocks as it makes…
Almost 500 farmers have lodged an appeal with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding their reference number of ewes for…
The full €25m budget for the Sheep Welfare Scheme must be retained within the sheep sector, the IFA’s National Sheep Committee Chairman, John Lynskey, said.…
The €25m Sheep Welfare Scheme, which was introduced under Budget 2017, last week closed to applications with the Department of Agriculture receiving 21,400…
