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  • Area-based schemes 2024

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    • Grants and Funding, 
    • Area-based Schemes
    Single Application submission service opens on 1 March 2024. Submit your application by 15 May 2024 to avoid any reduction or delay to your payment.The Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs offers several payments to farm businesses based on the land that they farm, or actions they take on their land. These payments are called ‘Area-based Schemes’ (ABS). Further information on these schemes is available on the following pages.

    Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS)

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    • How do I opt-in for BCR?
    • Am I eligible for BCR?
    • Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme - Terms and Conditions
    • Registering Your Business & Business Changes
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    • What is the Beef Carbon Reduction (BCR) Scheme
    • Single Application and Maps How To Videos
    • Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme

    Related to Area-based schemes 2024

    Most recent publications

    • SAF3 BPS 2024

      Published 27 February 2024
    • PCS1 Form

      Published 27 February 2024
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    Most recent consultations

    • The Direct Payments to Farmers (Cross-Compliance)(Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024

      Published 6 November 2024 Consultation closed
    See all consultations in this topic

    Most recent news items

    • Successful first year for the Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme

      Published 18 March 2025
    • Opt-in to the Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme to open on 15th April

      Published 11 April 2024
    See all news in this topic

    Access to information

    How to request information from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs including Freedom of Information (FOI), Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) and the use of our Publication Scheme.

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