Collection
ACRES Terms and Conditions, Specifications and Circulars
- Published on: 25 February 2025
- Last updated on: 5 August 2025
Terms and Conditions
Specifications
Circulars
- ACRES Circular 21 of 2025 - Opening of NPI Application 2025 050825
- Circular 20 of 2025- Process in relation to Landscape Actions available in ACRES Co-operation approach
- ACRES Circular 19 of 2025 - Submission of scorecards for scoring of lands for ACRES Results-based payments
- ACRES Circular 18 of 2025 - Non-Productive Investment (NPI) Webinar for Submission of Claims
- ACRES Circular 17 of 2025 – Issue of Scorecards for 2025 – 3 June 2025
- Circular 16 of 2025 - Non-Productive Investment (NPI) Wild Bird Cover Plot
- ACRES Circular 15 of 2025 - Annual Mandatory Advisor Scorecard Training 2025 – Additional Training Course
- ACRES Circular 14 of 2025 - AMS Monitoring of ACRES Actions in 2025
- ACRES Circular 13 of 2025 – Submission of Rare Breeds claims for 2023 Scheme Year
- ACRES Circular No. 12 of 2025 - ACRES Scorecard Training 2025
- List of mandatory ACRES Scorecard training courses 2025
- ACRES Circular 11 of 2025 – Information in relation to scoring of lands under ACRES in 2025
- ACRES Circular 10 of 2025 - Deadline for submission of soil sample results for ACRES Tranche 1
- ACRES Circular 9 of 2025 - Deadline for submission of soil sample results for ACRES Tranche 1
- ACRES Circular 8 of 2025 - ACRES Annual Declaration for Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) 2024
- ACRES Circular 7 of 2025 - Requirement for Commonage Farm Plans for ACRES Tranche 1 and ACRES Tranche 2 participants
- ACRES Circular 6 of 2025 - Non-Productive Investment (NPI) Wild Bird Cover Plot
- ACRES Circular 5 of 2025 - Submission of ACRES claim on BISS 2025
- ACRES Circular 4 of 2025 - Procedure for withdrawing approved ACRES Non-Productive Investments (NPIs)
- ACRES Circular 3 of 2025 - Procedure for review of Commonage scores
- ACRES Circular 2 of 2025 - Application to be approved as ACRES Advisor 2025
- ACRES Circular 1 of 2025 - Extended deadline for submission for requests for review of Decisions on 2023 Non-Productive Investments (NPIs) Applications
2024
- ACRES Circular 38 of 2024 - ACRES NPI Specification Document Version 2.0 December 2024
- ACRES Circular 37 of 2024 - ACRES Conservation of Rare Breeds Declaration 2024 - Submission of Rare Breeds Application
- ACRES Circular 36 of 2024 - Extension of Deadline for Submission of Rare Breeds application
- ACRES Circular 35 of 2024 – Extension to deadline for submission of NPI Applications in 2024
- ACRES Circular 34 of 2024 - Reminder about Non-Productive Investments (NPIs) application window
- ACRES Circular 33 of 2024 – ACRES Annual Declaration for Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) 2024
- ACRES Circular 32 of 2024 – Clarification on Rare Breed Documents required and animals eligible for payment
- ACRES Circular 31 of 2024 – Opening of Conservation of Rare Breeds portal 2024
- Rare Breeds Claim Submission Applicant User Guide
- ACRES Circular 30 of 2024 - Opening of application system in 2024 for Non-Productive Investments (NPIs)
- ACRES Circular 29 of 2024 - Extension to establishment deadline for specific arable-based actions
- ACRES Circular 28 of 2024 – Extension for Submission of Scorecards on GLAM
- ACRES Circular 27 of 2024 – Ringfencing Rule
- ACRES Circular 26 of 2024 – Rotational Actions
- ACRES Circular 25 of 2024 Scheme Updates – Status of Payments, Overpayments; Scorecard Summaries
- ACRES Circular 24 of 2024 - Advisor Client Scorecard Report function available on GLAM
- ACRES Circular 23 of 2024 – Late Meadow Bonus Payment Claim
- ACRES Circular 22 of 2024 - Notification of remaining scorecard training courses
- ACRES Circular 21 of 2024 – LESS Reminder
- ACRES Circular 20 of 2024 – Updated Scorecard Guidance
- ACRES Circular 19 of 2024 – AMS to be used as part of 2024 ACRES checks for Extensively Grazed Pasture and Winter Bird Food
- ACRES Circular 18 of 2024 – Information on Webinar on ACRES Scoring in 2024
- ACRES Circular 17 of 2024 – Information on Scoring of Land for ACRES Results-based Payments
- ACRES Circular 16 of 2024 - Circular to Update Advisors on the Option of Rescoring on BISS Application
- ACRES Circular 15 of 2024 – Notification of Mandatory ACRES Scorecard Training Courses – May 2024 and Appendix
- ACRES Appendix to ACRES Circular 15 of 2024 – Notification of Mandatory ACRES Scorecard Training Courses
- ACRES Circular 14 of 2024 - Amendments to the Terms and Conditions of ACRES -Tranche 2
- ACRES Circular 13 of 2024 - Extension to the Establishment Deadline 2024 for the Winter Bird Food Crop
- ACRES Circular 12 of 2024 - Amendments to the Terms and Conditions of ACRES -Tranche 1
- ACRES Circular 11 of 2024 - Exemption to spring requirement of Environmental Management of Arable Fallow for ACRES Tranche 1 and ACRES Tranche 2
- ACRES Circular 10 of 2024 - Extension to submission deadline for upload of soil sample results for ACRES Tranche 1
- ACRES Circular 9 of 2024 - Extension to planting date for New Hedgerow and Tree planting actions March 2024
- ACRES Circular 8 of 2024 - Amendments to Tranche 1 Specifications for Catch Crops and Over Winter Stubble
- ACRES Circular 7 of 2024 - Further ACRES Update on Interim Payments
- ACRES Circular 6 of 2024 – Submission of ACRES Claim on BISS 2024
- ACRES Circular 5 of 2024 – ACRES Announcement of Interim Payments
- ACRES Circular 4 of 2024 – ACRES Training February 2024
- ACRES Circular 3 of 2024 – LESS Input Portal - Update
- ACRES Circular 2 of 2024 – ACRES Tranche 2 Re-Openings
- ACRES Circular 1 of 2024 – Requirement in Relation to ACRES Training
2023
View all of the ACRES Circulars 2023.
2022
View all of the ACRES Circulars 2022.