Key Changes to CAP Schemes in 2023
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www.gov.ie/CAP Key Changes to CAP Schemes in 2023 Many schemes run by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine are changing as part of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which comes into effect 1 January 2023. We have outlined what you need to know, and how and when to apply. The draft plan is subject to the conclusion of the relevant national, legal and administrative processes.
Changes to CAP Schemes in 2023
Direct Payments Schemes
What is changing:
Basic Income New Schemes:
Basic Payment Support for
Scheme (BPS) Sustainability
» Eco Scheme
(BISS)
» Complementary Redistributive Income
Complementary Support for Sustainability (CRISS)
Young Farmer Income Support
Scheme (YFS) for Young Farmers Application process
(CIS-YF)
Cross compliance/
Apply for these schemes via
Conditionality
Greening www.agfood.ie from mid-February 2023.
Deadline for applications is 15 May 2023.
Protein Aid continues with beans, peas,
lupins, soya eligible paid approx €583
per hectare and protein/cereal mix paid
approx. €292 per hectare.
KEY INFORMATION ON NEW SCHEMES
Scheme Max Hectares Estimated Rate Paid per Hectare BISS application
National average
BISS - 1 Entitlement = 1 HA
€158
CRISS 30 HA €43
ECO - €70-€80
Protein Aid - €583/€292
CISYF 50 HA €180www.gov.ie/CAP
Basic Income Support for Entitlements: All Payment Entitlement (PE)
Sustainability (BISS) values will change in 2023 i.e. all values
are converging to the national average,
Applicants Should Note:
25% of direct payments will fund the Eco
The main income support will continue scheme, 10% of direct payments will fund
to be based on Payment Entitlements. the CRISS. Statement of Entitlements will
issue in February/March 2023. The easiest
» You must have 1 eligible hectare to
way to find out about your payments
support each Payment Entitlement
in 2023 is to visit our online calculator
» The number of Payment Entitlements at https://cap-calculators.apps.rhos.
you hold will remain the same agriculture.gov.ie/ (or search for DAFM
CAP calculator, as it is usually the first
» If you currently hold rented/leased
result found). The sale of entitlements
Payment Entitlements these will
without land will not be subject to
continue under your herd for the
clawback in 2023 or 2024 and 20%
duration of the lease
clawback will apply from 2025-2027.
» Transfers of payment entitlements will
New allocations of Payment Entitlements
continue to operate as they do now
From the National Reserve for two
Land eligibility: Parcels can have up to categories of farmer: Young Farmer
50% of beneficial features (e.g. scrub, trees (Aged no more than 40 years of age at
etc.) without it impacting the area eligible any time during the calendar year when
they apply) and New Farmer (farmers that
Agricultural Activity: Applicants may
have set up as head of a holding for the
be asked what agricultural activity they
first time in their lives and within the past 3
are carrying out (e.g. if a parcel of land
years). Maximum allocation of 50 Payment
is significant distance from the holding,
Entitlements at the national average.
commonage applicants, grassland with
no livestock) Capping: BISS payments begin to be
capped above €60,000 and the maximum
Active Farmer: You must be the person
BISS payment will be €66,000. Capping
farming the land. The farming activities
only applies to BISS, that is the payment
can include meeting a minimum stocking
entitlement value only – other direct
rate 0.10 livestock unit per hectare (lu per
payments schemes are not capped.
ha), producing crops, cutting hay/silage,
maintaining landscape features etc.Changes to CAP Schemes in 2023
Eco Scheme Complementary Redistributive Income
Applicants Should Note: Support for Sustainability (CRISS)
» Payment is not linked to Applicants Should Note:
Payment Entitlements, but » New scheme from 2023, known as
is on eligible hectares front loading
» Farmer must deliver two agricultural » Paid to all farmers on their first 30 hectares
practices to qualify for Eco Scheme
payment (see options in the box) » Payment is not linked to Payment
Entitlement values, but is on eligible
» Farmer can opt in/out on annual hectares (max 30 hectares)
basis, can change agricultural
practices annually » Payment of approx. €43 per
eligible hectare
» Payment of approx. €70-€80 per
eligible hectare Complementary Income Support
for Young Farmers (CIS-YF)
Eco Scheme Options
Applicants Should Note:
1. Space for Nature*
» No longer based on Payment Entitlements,
2. Extensive Livestock Production* but on eligible hectares (max 50 hectares)
3. Limiting Chemical Nitrogen Usage
» Applicants must be head of the
4. Planting of Native Trees/Hedgerows* holding, solely or jointly, for the first
5. Use of a GPS controlled fertiliser time or has set up such a holding
spreader/sprayer during the five years preceding their
6. Soil sampling and appropriate liming
application for the CIS-YF Scheme
7. Planting of a Break Crop » Payment of approx €180 per
eligible hectare
8. Planting of a Multi-Species Sward
* Enhanced option, can count as two
agricultural practiseswww.gov.ie/CAP
Other Area based schemes
Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM)
Applicants Should Note: Applicants Should Note:
» Designation of ANC lands and payment » Annual commitment to chop and
rates are unchanged (rate depends on incorporate straw from cereal crops of
category and number of hectares) between 5 and 40 hectare
» Minimum stocking rate reduced » No changes to crops or rates i.e. €250
from 0.15 to 0.10 livestock unit per per ha for Barley, Wheat, Oats, Rye and
forage hectare (still equivalent to 1 €150 per hectare for Oilseed Rape
ewe/hectare)
» In most cases stocking rate from the Agri-Climate Rural Environment
previous year can be used, however if Scheme (ACRES)
a farmer wishes, they can use the This brand new €1.5 billion flagship
current year agri-climate rural environment scheme
» Where justified on environmental will support and reward up to 50,000
grounds, a lower stocking requirement farmers who undertake actions on farmed
may apply land beneficial for the environment such
as, protecting water quality, improving
» Previous years stocking rates available soil fertility, protecting biodiversity,
on www.agfood.ie adapting to climate change, mitigating
carbon emissions, and reducing chemical
Organic Farming Scheme fertiliser usage. The scheme will have two
Multi-annual scheme will support an approaches, ACRES General and ACRES
expansion of the area farmed organically Co-Operation. An approved ACRES advisor
in Ireland towards the target of 7.5% of is required to prepare your application and
Agriculture Area by 2027 with a budget of farm plan. Payments will be a maximum
€256 million. Higher rates with support of approximately €7,000 for participants
for conversion range from €300 per in the general scheme and approximately
hectare for drystock farms to €800 per €10,500 in the Co-operation projects.
hectare for horticulture with annual Applications are open for Tranch 1 until
participation payments. mid-November 2022 and approved
applications will have start date 1
January 2023.Changes to CAP Schemes in 2023
NEW CAP Livestock » Payment will be for the use of High DBI
bulls via Artificial Insemination in the
Schemes for 2023 previous breeding season – so 2023
breeding season for 2024 and so on.
Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS)
» Payment of €20 per calf
Applicants Should Note:
Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme
Sheep Welfare Sheep Improvement (SCEP)
Scheme Scheme
Applicants Should Note:
» Applications will open in November 2022
Beef Data Suckler Carbon
» Payment increased from €10 to €12 per and Genomics Efficiency
Programme (BDGP) Programme (SCEP)
breeding ewe
» Applications will open in February/
» Applicants must choose two actions, one
March 2023
from Category A and one from Category
B depending on whether they have a » Payment of €225 per ha for first 15 ha,
lowland or a hill flock (see options in box) €180 per remaining ha based on the most
beneficial three-year average within the
» Reference number of breeding ewes
historical reference period (2016 – 2021),
will be based on the most beneficial
with provision for those new or relatively
three-year average within the historical
new to Sucklers
reference years (2016-2021)
» Must be in Bord Bia Sustainable Beef and
Sheep Improvement Scheme Actions Lamb Assurance Scheme (SBLAS) at time
Lowland Flock Hill Flock of application and remain in it
Category A Category A
Lameness Control Meal Feeding Lambs* » Must calve down at least 50% of the
Minerals Post Mating Minerals Post Mating reference number of animals every
Parasite Control Parasite Control year (starting in 2023) Suckler Carbon
Category B Category B Efficiency Programme Actions
Genotyped Ram** Genotyped Ram**
Scanning Scanning Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme Actions
Flystrike Control Minerals Lambs Pre Weaning* (must do all)
* Hill flocks cannot choose both meal feeding of lambs 1. Replacement Strategy (80% calves from
and mineral supplementation pre weaning 4/5 star sire and 50% of Dams on holding
** All farmers must complete the Genotyped Ram action must be 4/5 star in 2023)
at least once during the scheme and farmers with
over 150 ewes must complete this action twice 2. Weight Recording (at least 70% of
animals annually)
Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme 3. Genotyping (at least 70% of animals
annually, without repetition)
Applicants Should Note:
4. Data Recording (data on animal events,
» Intention is for the scheme to open for records and surveys)
applications in 2024www.gov.ie/CAP
Other Schemes in the navigating a pathway to retirement. The
financial support will contribute 50% of
CAP Strategic Plan such vouched costs, to a maximum of
€1,500 per beneficiary, for each element.
On Farm Capital Investments
Scheme/TAMS European Innovation Partnerships (EIPs)
The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Calls for proposed EIPs will begin in mid-
Scheme (TAMS) will continue for 3 years 2023, with support available for proposal
under the RDP, in tandem with the new On development, and then implementation for
Farm Capital Investments Scheme under successful projects. Selected proposals will
the CSP, with tranches opening regularly allow a range of actors to come together
throughout this programme. Higher grant to form Operational Groups to test and
rates payable for women farmers under the develop innovative solutions to challenges
new On Farm Capital Investments scheme. identified in the sector.
Producer Organisations and Knowledge Transfer Groups
Sectoral supports Beginning in 2024, this 3 year programme
» A sectoral intervention for producer will support 19,000 farmers to participate
organisations in the Fruit and vegetable in facilitated knowledge transfer groups to
sector will continue to support recognised discuss a range of priority topics. KT Groups
groups of producers to enable them to formed based on local needs.
concentrate supply and improve their
Continuous Professional
position in the value chain.
Development for Advisors
» A new Early Stage support for Producer
Support for high quality professional
Organisations will open to support up to
training for farm advisors is provided. Topics
45 PO groups in the Beef, Sheep, Fruit and
include climate change and sustainable
Vegetable, Potato, Cereals and Amenity
energy, air soil and water quality,
sectors with up to €33,000 available to
biodiversity conservation, organic farming,
help groups to move towards becoming
carbon farming and the adoption of new
recognised producer organisations.
technologies and best practice.
Collaborative Farming Grant LEADER Programme
This intervention will provide financial
The Department of Rural and Community
support towards the professional costs
Development (DRCD) will continue to
incurred during the establishment of a
administer the LEADER programme to
Registered Farm Partnership. It will also
support rural communities with a financial
provide financial support to professional
allocation of €180 million for the period.
costs, such as legal, taxation and advisory
for older farmers, which will assist farmersCalendar of schemes opening dates and contact details:
Applications
Scheme Open Contact details
Fruit & vegetable producer organisations Sep ‘22 poscheme@agriculture.gov.ie
Continuous Professional Development Via portal in CPD@agriculture.gov.ie
(CPD) for Advisers September 2022 057-8674491
acres@agriculture.gov.ie
ACRES Tranche 1 (General and Co-op) Oct ‘22
053-9163425
ACRES training Oct ‘22 ACRESCP@agriculture.gov.ie
organic@agriculture.gov.ie
Organic Farming Scheme Oct ‘22
053-9163425
sheepscheme@agriculture.gov.ie
Sheep Improvement Scheme Nov ‘22
057-8674422
LEADER Process begins late ‘22 leader2327@drcd.gov.ie
On Farm Capital Investment Scheme tamsdocs@agriculture.gov.ie
Jan ‘23
(Tranche 1) 053 9163425
Early stage support for po@agriculture.gov.ie
Jan ‘23
producer organisations 057-8674454
DirectPaymentsCorrespondence
Basic Income Support for Sustainability Feb ‘23 @agriculture.gov.ie
057-8674422
ecoschemes@agriculture.gov.ie
Eco-scheme Feb ‘23
057-8674422
anc@agriculture@gov.ie
Areas of Natural Constraints Feb ‘23
057-8674422
DirectPaymentsCorrespondence
Complementary Redistributive Income
Feb ‘23 @agriculture.gov.ie
Support for Sustainability (CRISS)
057-8674422
nationalreserveYFS@agriculture.gov.ie
Young Farmer Feb ‘23
057-8674422
Transferofentitlements
Trading of entitlements Feb ‘23 @agirulcuture.gov.ie
057-8674422
protein@agriculture.gov.ie
Protein Aid Feb ‘23
057-8674422
sim@agriculture.gov.ie
Straw Incorporation Measure Feb ‘23
057-8674422
beefschemes@agriculture.gov.ie
Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme March ‘23
057-8674422
European Innovation Partnerships (EIPs) May ‘23 eip@agriculture.gov.ie
ktinformation@agriculture.gov.ie
Knowledge transfer June ‘23
057-8674422
Collaborative Farming Grant Aug ‘23 FarmPartnerships@agriculture.gov.ie
beefschemes@agriculture.gov.ie
Dairy Beef Welfare scheme 2024
057 86774422
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