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Payment penalties for farm health and safety breaches 'unfair' - ICMSA

Farmers could be penalised twice for farm safety or employment breaches, the ICMSA said.

11 February 2025 NEWS

New rules for peaty soils run against EU plans to cut red tape - IFA

The IFA has hit out at Minister Heydon for introducing new CAP rules for peatlands at the "11th hour".

11 February 2025 NEWS

2025 BISS open with new conditions in works for peaty soils

There are updated terms and conditions for 2025 BISS applications, but the affected farmers have yet to be informed if their lands are subject to the new drainage rules.

11 February 2025 NEWS
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Scheme payments update: €1.3m paid under BISS and CRISS

There were payments of €290,000 under the 2024 Areas of Natural Constraint, with small sums also paid out under the Protein Aid Scheme and the Tillage Incentive Scheme.

5 February 2025 SCHEMES
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DAERA legislate for new farm payments

A new area based payment scheme in NI is due to come into force later in 2025.

5 February 2025 NORTHERN IRELAND

Tillage Management: varieties and moving slurry

The slurry-spreading season has started again, but you should only take slurry in where conditions are suitable to do so.

15 January 2025 HUSBANDRY
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Drainage rules to tighten for 35,000 farmers

The tighter restrictions will apply from this year on over 540,000ha of farmed peatlands and wetlands in the midlands and west.

15 January 2025 NEWS
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Discontent among farmers about future payments

Reports suggest a small number of farmers have decided to walk away from the BPS regime.

1 January 2025 NORTHERN IRELAND
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Dempsey at Large: Variable incomes

The original CAP, with its guaranteed intervention prices and export refunds, was designed to prevent severe fluctuations.

1 January 2025 VIEWPOINTS