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    • Food, 
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    This section contains any relevant and important information that may be of interest to any Farm businesses, authorised Agents of Farm Businesses or anyone involved in Area-based Schemes.

    Key Dates Information

    The Single Application is now closed.

    9% of the unit value of BPS entitlements has been redirected to fund the new Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme and the introduction of the Suckler Cow Scheme from January 2025. The amendment has been applied to the unit value of entitlements on the Entitlements Register

    DAERA Messaging

    Area-based Schemes have introduced a new digital messaging service for communications.

    The new DAERA Messaging Service is secure, convenient and environmentally friendly.

    It is essential for at least one member of your Farm Business to be a registered online user with DAERA to enable you to receive important communications regarding your Scheme Applications and Payments.  

    We will use the email address you have registered with DAERA to notify you when you have received a new message.

    The message can be accessed through logging into your Government Gateway account or NI Direct Account (NIDA) when clicking on the link provided in the notification e-mail. It is important to make sure we hold the most up-to-date email information for you.

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