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.