Seán Canney TD, Minister of State for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports and Leader in Cabinet of the Independent Ministers, has highlighted two important opportunities for farmers regarding correcting their 2026 Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and other area-based scheme applications.

The first are preliminary checks which will identify any over-claims, overlaps or dual claims. Notifications are issued where the Department finds such an error on the farmer’s 2026 BISS application. For 2026, approximately 4,600 herds will receive a preliminary check notification. Where a farmer or advisor receives a preliminary check notification, they should log on to www.MyAgFood.ie  and respond on or before 22 June 2026.

 Secondly, notifications relating to the Area Monitoring System (AMS) are due to begin from 24 June 2026, for a minority of farmers. The first round of AMS notifications is for the potential presence of artificial surfaces, for example: buildings, farmyard extensions and farm roadways, in land parcel(s). Farmers or their advisor will have 14 days from the notification date to respond to the AMS notification. Further rounds of AMS notifications will issue from July 2026 onwards.

 Minister Canney said: “These preliminary checks and AMS notifications allow the farmer the opportunity to rectify issues with their BISS and other area-based scheme applications without penalty. Farmers and advisors should check the correspondence section of their www.MyAgFood.ie online account. Where a farmer is signed up for text message alerts, a text wil issue to advise them that they have a notification on their MyAgFood.ie account.”

 Should farmers wish to contact the department they can do so at:

  • 057 867 4422 in relation to queries on their BISS and other area-based schemes application, preliminary checks notifications,
  • [email protected] in relation to queries on AMS notifications
  • 049 436 8288 in relation to queries on registering for www.MyAgFood.ie  – for example queries on lost passwords, how to register, etc.