Farmers win 43% of appeals to Agriculture Appeals Office in 2024

The decision of an Appeals Officer is final, but either the DAFM or the appellant may seek a review of the decision

Appeals paid off for 43% of farmers, whose appeals were allowed, partially allowed, or revised. Appeals were withdrawn, invalid, or late for 13%, and were disallowed for 44%.

No-one likes paperwork, least of all farmers who have to tackle it after a hard day's work, and may struggle to stay awake through the bureaucracy.

And when something goes wrong, it is easy to throw the hands in the air, and give up trying to unravel the knots, even if there's an expensive penalty imposed on the annual EU farm payment.