Schemes
The number of investments approved under the current Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) has surpassed 44,000.
A county councillor has called for farm schemes to be reformed and simplified, warning that small farmers are "overwhelmed" by bureaucracy.
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued an update on payments made under various farm schemes this week.
The MREF has slammed the Department of Agriculture for moving to exclude domestic dwellings from the solar PV measure under TAMS.
Over €5.6 million was paid out to farmers under various schemes last week, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) said.
Almost half of the applications made under tranche 9 of the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS 3) have been approved.
The Micro-Renewable Energy Federation has called for an increase in supports available for solar PV installations as fuel costs rise.
There "isn't any capacity" in the current TAMS budget to get back to 100% approval for applications according to a senior DAFM official.
Agri Politics
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food will meet today (Wednesday, March 18) to discuss TAMS.
The total number of application approvals issued under the current TAMS since it commenced in 2023 has now surpassed 43,000.
2,832 applications made under tranche 9 of the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS 3) are still to be processed.
When farming flourishes, 'the whole economy flourishes' according to the new president of the Agricultural Consultants Association (ACA).
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued an update on payments made under various farm schemes this week.
A key closing date for certain applications for TAMS has been extended until nearly midnight next Friday (March 13).
Some Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes applications are facing delays, which one consultant described as a "huge risk" for farmers.
The decision by the Department of Agriculture to end or restrict some supports across a number of schemes has drawn criticism.
Minister Martin Heydon has been accused of a "hatchet job" on solar investments under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS).
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has confirmed that ranking and selection will continue to be applied to TAMS 3 applications.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) paid out nearly €5.5 million under TAMS 3 this week.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) has provided an update on the status of applications made under tranche 9 of TAMS 3.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) issued €9 million in Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes (TAMS 3) payments last week.
344 applications made by farmers under tranche 8 of the TAMS 3 are yet to be processed, the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) paid out more than €2 million in farm scheme payments this week.
