In the past, NI mainly relied on the bureaucrats in Brussels to come up with farm schemes
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.
Payments worth €31m also began this week under the Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers scheme.
The sector continues to grow in prominence with the latest intake bringing participation to over 5,700. Over 5.5% of utilisable agricultural lands are now destined to be farmed organically.
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
There have also been payments in the Sheep Improvement and Tillage Incentive schemes, while ACRES money started to reach some farmers’ bank accounts.
The number of ewes recorded on the 2024 annual sheep and goat census will have an influence on the Sheep Improvement Scheme and possibly the National Sheep Welfare Scheme
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IFA's deputy leader Alice Doyle called for urgency in the establishment of the independent appeals review panel.
There are five sub-catchments across the country in which farmers can apply to take part.