Schemes
The number of investments approved under the current Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) has surpassed 44,000.
Minister Heydon has announced that balancing payments in respect of 2025 have started to issue to farmers participating in the ACRES.
ACRES
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued a deadline reminder to farmers who are participating in ACRES.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) paid out over €3 million to farmers under the TAMS 3 scheme this week.
Over €5.6 million was paid out to farmers under various schemes last week, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) said.
The department has confirmed that there will be an exemption under requirements related to the arable fallow action of ACRES.
Farmers participating in ACRES have been reminded of the final dates for the voluntary training course under the scheme.
Rural Life
A series of regional events designed to "tackle the everyday physical and logistical challenges faced by female farmers" will take place.
A meeting of farmers on Achill Island has discussed the "deeply concerning" impact of the Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES).
The Area Monitoring System (AMS) will be used for seven Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) actions in 2026.
Agri-Business
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers' Association is calling for "immediate and meaningful" reform of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) issued €9 million in Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes (TAMS 3) payments last week.
A number of farmers are still waiting on ACRES payments for 2023, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has revised some of the terms and conditions of the ACRES scheme.
The department has issued an official reminder for key dates and details for actions for the Co-operation Project (CP) stream of ACRES.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued over €2.9 million to farmers in various scheme payments last week.
The second application window for 'Landscape Actions' within the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is now open.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) paid out more than €2 million in farm scheme payments this week.
Farmers in ACRES Co-operation are being encouraged to prioritise planting actions ahead of an upcoming deadline.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) paid out more than €3 million in farm scheme payments this week.
Farmers in Ireland’s flagship agri-environment scheme will shortly begin work on large-scale actions aiming to improve the landscape.
The ICMSA has claimed that the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) is 'widely perceived to be failing as a scheme'.
A deadline for soil sample results under the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is approaching.
