Department to hold series of in-person farmer clinics for BISS and other area schemes

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine today announced a series of in-person farmer clinics to assist farmers in making their applications online for the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and other area-based schemes.

The BISS farmer clinics will take place from 10am - 4.30pm and staff from the Department will provide one-to-one support to assist farmers to submit their scheme applications well in advance of the closing date of 15 May 2026. These clinics have proved very popular in past years with farmers.

Speaking on the clinics, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, said: “These clinics have been exceptionally popular in recent years and offer an opportunity for farmers to engage directly with officials from my department. We have excellent advisors to support farmers in making their BISS applications, but where farmers are not in a position to engage an advisor the clinics are an excellent means of ensuring that the BISS application is submitted correctly and on-time.”

In total, 16 farmer clinics are scheduled and offer an opportunity for farmers to be supported by department staff in making a range of applications related to area-based support schemes, such as BISS.

The following events are taking place in Connacht.

These clinics are particularly useful for farmers who do not have a Farm Advisory System (FAS) approved advisor to assist them with their application.

A full list of clinics will be available on the Events page of the Department's website.