Agridirect.ie looks at the new Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) and asks: what will it mean for Irish farmers? Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, recently announced that the new agri-environment scheme will be called the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES). Having ringfenced €1.5 billion in funds under the next CAP for ACRES, the Government expects the scheme to target up to 50,000 farming families, delivering a maximum annual payment of between €7,3...