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Advisers being sought for Waters of Life project
Darren Carty
The project will run an agri-environment scheme from 2025 to 2028 across six catchments, five of which have been identified to improve water quality.
24 July 2024 Schemes
60% grant aid for purchase of PTO shaft covers
Minister of State Martin Heydon announced the reopening of the National Farm Safety Measure, with PTO shaft covers eligible at 60% grant aid, to a maximum eligible cost of €100/cover.
24 July 2024 Schemes
€10m to be recouped from ACRES overpayments
Some 4,748 ACRES co-operation participants and 1,039 general participants have been overpaid and will need to return funds in the coming months. Darren Carty reports
Tranche two approvals for TAMS breaches 7,000
As of 15 July, 7,153 applications have been approved under tranche two of TAMS III, while a review on reference costs will take place in 2025.
17 July 2024 Buildings
43% of farmers in ACRES co-operation still waiting on balancing payment
It was also revealed that 15% of all farmers in ACRES were overpaid by their interim payment in February.
13 July 2024 Schemes
Suckler scheme to open in early August - McConalogue
The 2024 Beef Welfare Scheme will support farmers in meal feeding suckler calves before and after weaning and in vaccinating against clostridial diseases and calf pneumonia.
9 July 2024 Schemes
New charter reverts to traditional dates for payments
The announcement of the ANC advance payments will once again be a feature of the Ploughing Championships.
3 July 2024 Schemes
Catch crop rules changes not enough
Farmers are confused about grazing rules for catch crop and forage crops and don;t see the need for the complications.
3 July 2024 News
Open call for farmer health, safety and wellbeing projects
The projects which will be funded from the Department’s dedicated farm safety budget cover farm safety, farmer physical health and mental health and wellbeing.
3 July 2024 Schemes
Charter lists scheme payment dates for 2024
The timelines for all schemes are not exact but provide an approximate time frame of when farmers can expect to receive payment
3 July 2024 Schemes
INHFA demands immediate action on ACRES
INHFA president Vincent Roddy says there is a high level of frustration around ACRES and that there is a need to address critical issues around payments, habitat scorecards and actions for farmers.
3 July 2024 Schemes
Q&A: the new €5,000 grant for old farmhouses
A new grant is available which covers some of the cost of tailored conservation advice on how to bring old farmhouses back to life.
2 July 2024 Schemes