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IFA seek meeting with Minister on ACRES funding

IFA National Rural Development Chair MICHAEL BIGGINS is seeking a meeting with Minister McConalogue to address outstanding issues regarding the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES). MICHAEL BIGGINS said that all farmers who wish to participate must be...

15 Nov 2022 at 11:04

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Longford farmers welcome GLAS advance, but work still needed on ACRES

IFA rural development chairperson, MICHAEL BIGGINS, has acknowledged the roll-out of GLAS payments to approximately 32,600 participants. “This 85% advance payment, worth €113m, is vital source of income for farmers. It’s important that all remaining participants...

28 Nov 2022 at 12:03

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Longford Leader Farming: Funding for Agri Environment Scheme in the CAP Strategic Plan inadequate

...proposes that the remaining 30,000 farmers will receive an average payment of €5,000, with a maximum payment of €7,000. MICHAEL BIGGINS said both the co-operative model and the general option are to include results-based measures. “Results-based is all very...

09 Nov 2021 at 18:00

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Longford Leader gallery: IFA acknowledges advance on GLAS Payments

...important that all farmers who participate in GLAS receive their payments without any hold up due to ongoing inspections. MICHAEL BIGGINS concluded by saying that the Department must also address any outstanding issues relating to 2020 GLAS balancing payments...

21 Nov 2021 at 18:00

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Longford Leader Farming: IFA officials hold pre-Budget talks with local politicians

...to support Irish farmers. IFA President Tim Cullinan, Farm Business Chair Rose Mary McDonagh and Rural Development Chair MICHAEL BIGGINS led a delegation to meet with the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, to put forward IFA's key asks. Mr White said there...

05 Oct 2021 at 18:00

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Longford Leader Farming: IFA call for maximum pay out of Basic Payment Scheme & other schemes

...payments. IFA will not tolerate the delays which were caused by the LPIS review in the past. IFA Rural Development Chairman MICHAEL BIGGINS welcomed the commencement of ANC payments which is in line with previous years. 85% payment has been issued to 85,000...

04 Oct 2021 at 18:00

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Longford Leader Farming: Applicants under Tranche 22 of TAMS must benefit from costings review

The review of the reference costings for grant-aided work under TAMS was carried out by the Department in March and was based on analysis of the costs of completed works up to the end of March. The review is being implemented from the opening of ...

21 Sept 2021 at 10:00

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Longford Leader Farming: Review of TAMS costings must include all applications

... and the findings be ready for implementation for the opening of TAMS tranche 24, which is due to open in November 2021. MICHAEL BIGGINS said, “I’m calling on the Minister of Agriculture to ensure all applicants who have applied in tranche 22 get the...

22 Aug 2021 at 17:00

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Longford Leader Farming: Outcome of TAMS costings review needed

“70% of applicants had been approved for the last three tranches and unsuccessful applicants had been carried forward. Farmers were faced with uncertainty concerning their investments and plans were delayed,” he said. Materials such as steel ...

13 Jul 2021 at 09:00

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Longford Leader Farming: Higher payment rates must be available to all farmers

...in a general option and will receive a maximum payment of approximate €7,300, with an average payment of €5,000. MICHAEL BIGGINS said, “The payment rate of €10,500 per farmer must not be limited to 20,000 farmers in the co-operative areas...

27 Feb 2022 at 17:00

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Longford Farming: TAMS silence deafening

IFA National Rural Development Chair MICHAEL BIGGINS has called on Minister McConalogue and the Department to end the silence and clarify where farmers stand with TAMS applications. “At the minute, there are thousands of farmers around the country who...

28 Aug 2023 at 10:03

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Longford Farming: Deadline extension for ACRES scorecards cannot lead to payment delays

IFA Rural Development Chairman MICHAEL BIGGINS has acknowledged the extension to the deadline for the submission of ACRES scorecards. The Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue announced the deadline for submission of results-based scorecards are...

14 Aug 2023 at 12:02

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