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Some 34,085 environmental actions were approved by the Department of Agriculture for 4,148 co-operation farmers.
Payments commenced under the scheme on Thursday 5 December and will continue to approximately 1,800 farmers as cases are cleared for payment.
Balancing payments have now been made across the BISS, CRISS and Eco Scheme with payments under the young farmers scheme and national reserve also commencing recently.
The advance of the Eco Scheme payment was paid a week after BISS and CRISS, with a similar format in place for the Eco Scheme.
The minister also confirmed that payments under the Straw Incorporation Measure will start issuing to farmers next week.
Payments worth €31m also began this week under the Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers scheme.
The Department of Agriculture informed FAS advisers this week that nitrogen and phosphorus statements are now available to view for October 2024.
While October throughput of 1.09m head was 133,500 above September levels, the AHDB reports that it was 18,000 lower than in 2023 and the lowest level on record.
There have also been payments in the Sheep Improvement and Tillage Incentive schemes, while ACRES money started to reach some farmers’ bank accounts.
