What’s Included

• Overview of all major Irish agricultural policies and schemes Including roles, purpose, funding focus, and exam-ready definitions.

• Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Council (FAWAC) Clear explanation of its establishment, role, and function in Irish agriculture.

• Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Full breakdown of the 5 major pillars: income support, rural development, environmental sustainability, food security, and innovation supports.

• Bord Bia Sustainable Beef & Lamb Assurance Scheme (SBLAS) Quality assurance, traceability, sustainability criteria, and audit expectations.

• ACRES (Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme) Environmental actions, payments, biodiversity focus areas, and links to CAP goals.

• Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme (SDAS) What’s inspected, why it matters, and how it links to Ireland’s Origin Green programme.

• BETTER Sheep Programme Best-practice flock management: genetics, nutrition, grassland and health improvements.

• Sheep Welfare Scheme (SWS) Actions required, payments, and targeted welfare practices.

• National Pig Identification & Tracing System (NPITS) Full traceability, herd IDs, movement recording and disease-control relevance.

• Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Payment categories, eligibility, purpose, and environmental/land-management benefits.