DAFM highlights various checks to ensure ‘active farmer’ status
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has dispatched communiques to farmers outlining aspects of Ireland’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plan that may impact their payments. One notable feature is that an ‘active farmers’ check will take place each year from 2023. This is to ensure that the scheme recipient is the person who is farming the land. The DAFM will also refer to databases such as…