N.Ireland
£291m in Direct Payments issued to NI farmers
A total of £291.3 million in Direct Payments has been issued to 98% of Northern Ireland farmers today, Friday September...
Direct Payments
N.Ireland
NI farmers receive direct payments six weeks early
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been issued direct payments six weeks earlier than previous years. Direct payments worth a combined...
Government
Direct Payments to be issued twice yearly going forward
Direct Payments in England will be paid in two instalments each year for the remainder of the agricultural transition period,...
N.Ireland
Over £301 million in NI Direct Payments to issue on day one
A total of £301,755,000 in Direct Payments will issue to Northern Ireland farmers on the first day of payments for...
Agri-Business
AHDB secures £3.9 million of funding to future proof farm businesses
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has secured £3.9 million of funding to help thousands of farmers and growers...
Agri Politics
Government launches consultation on exit payments to farmers
The government has published a consultation on changes to the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) to support farmers through the agricultural...
Agri Politics
Consultation into Basic Payment Scheme allocations in the New Forest launched
The Rural Payments Agency has launched a consultation on the operation of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) on the New...
Agri Politics
How will Direct Payments change under the 'Path to Sustainable Farming' document?
The UK government has published its landmark ‘Path to Sustainable Farming’ document today (November 30) as it prepares for life...
N.Ireland
English farmers’ BPS payments to reduce by between 5% and 25% in 2021
English farmers are set to see their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments cut by between 5% and 25% as of...
N.Ireland
NI agriculture minister confirms £293 million in direct payments
Northern Ireland’s new agriculture minister Edwin Poots has confirmed that farmers there will share £293 million in direct payments for...
N.Ireland
Direct payments and Young Farmers’ Payment exchange rate confirmed
The exchange rate to be used to calculate 2018 direct payments and the Young Farmers’ Payment was announced by the...
Schemes
BPS payment exchange rate set for 2018
The euro exchange rate for calculating Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2018 payments has been set, the Department for Environment, Food...
Dairy
EU proposals to help farmers include 70% advance on direct payments
The measures announced by the European Commission to help farmers include the facility for Member States to advance up to...
