Agri-Business
BPS and Greening balancing payments begin issuing
Balancing payments under the 2022 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Greening have commenced. The commencement of the BPS balancing payments...
Young Farmers Scheme
Agri-Business
Basic Payment Scheme application deadline next week
Farmers are being urged to ensure that their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applications have been sent by next week’s closing...
CAP / Schemes
Schemes: How many farmers applied for BPS and YFS?
The application period for three schemes closed at midnight on Monday of this week (May 17), namely the Basic Payments...
Agri-Business
Young Farmers Scheme interviews to take place over the phone
Inspection interviews for the Young Farmers Scheme will be taking place over the phone for the foreseeable future, the Department...
Agri Politics
New National Reserve of up to €3m on the cards for 2020 - IFA
There will be a new National Reserve for young farmers and new entrants in 2020, according to the Irish Farmers’...
Agri-Business
Macra calls on banks to 'put their money where their mouth is'
It has been said that the pressure must now come onto the pillar banks to “take up this offer and put...
CAP / Schemes
County breakdown: National Reserve and YFS applicants in 2018
There is a varied spread in the numbers of young farmers applying for supports under the 2018 National Reserve and...
CAP / Schemes
Nearly 9,500 applications submitted for Young Farmers Scheme
Almost 9,500 applications were submitted under the 2018 Young Farmers Scheme, according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
Rural Life
'Department supportive of returning emigrants but NR is limited'
While the Department of Agriculture is “fully supportive” of returning emigrants engaging in farming, the National Reserve is a limited resource,...
N.Ireland
DAERA announces changes to CAP area-based schemes for 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced changes to Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) area-based schemes for...
CAP / Schemes
National Reserve now open for online applications
The online system for the submission of applications to the National Reserve and the Young Farmers Scheme for 2017 is now...
CAP / Schemes
Young Farmers Scheme payments to roll from tomorrow
Payments under the 2016 Young Farmers’ Scheme will commence tomorrow, December 1, the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, has confirmed. Some...
Agri-Business
See the key dates for farm payments this year
Payments under a variety of key schemes will issue to farmers in the coming months. Under the Farmers Charter, the...
CAP / Schemes
No 'flexibility' on new education requirements for Young Farmers Scheme - Minister
There is ‘no flexibility’ around new EU regulations which requiring applicants to key young farmer schemes to have commenced their...
CAP / Schemes
Changes to education rules for 2016 Young Farmers Scheme 'unworkable' says Macra
The education requirement for the 2016 Young Farmers Scheme has changed since last year, according to Macra. To comply with...
Other
Department announces details of 2016 Young Farmers Scheme
The Department of Agriculture has opened the 2016 Young Farmers Scheme to applications with details as to how the scheme...
Opinion
Opinion: Delayed payments to young farmers undermines those looking to start farming
The Young Farmers Scheme was designed to give farmers starting off in their careers a leg up and encourage more...
Agri-Business
Hundreds of farmers still waiting for Young Farmers Scheme payments
Of the 9,500 applications under the Young farmers scheme, approximately 600 cases remain to be finalised, according to the Department...