"When will they pay?" is Bulgarian farming's most asked question. The Paying Agency (DFZ) publishes an indicative schedule for direct payments each campaign year — by month and by scheme — but "indicative" matters: dates shift with inspections and rate approvals. The rhythm is stable though: base income support starts in December, eco schemes and coupled support follow in early year, corrections come in spring.
Check your own status and authorised amounts in DFZ's electronic services system (SEU). If the amount differs from expectations, the usual culprits are final rates, over-declaration overlaps, or an unmet GAEC/eco-scheme condition. Zemedelko's monthly bulletin "This month's changes" tracks official DFZ and Ministry announcements with links to the originals, and the assistant answers scheme questions from the official documents themselves.