May 19, 2021 11:48 am
The application period for three schemes closed at midnight on Monday of this week (May 17), namely the Basic Payments Scheme (BPS) ; the National Reserve/Young Farmers Scheme (YFS); and the new Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM).
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has now finalised the number of applicants to each of these schemes.
BPS
For the BPS, the department confirmed that 128,742 applications had been received since the scheme opened to applicants on February 18.
After the scheme was opened, farmers should have received a BPS information pack via post containing maps, land details and a ‘help sheet’ to assist in applications.
May 17, 2021 11:08 am
The window to apply for applications to the Basic Payments Scheme (BPS) – as well as other schemes – will close today (Monday, May 17).
The BPS remains open for applications until midnight.
Applications must be made through the department’s agfood online portal. EU regulations have required all applications to be carried out online since 2018, so there are no paper applications.
After the scheme was announced in February, farmers should have received a BPS information pack via post containing maps, land details and a ‘help sheet’ to assist in applications.
The department if reminding farmers of the closing date through posts on its social media pages.
January 19, 2021 11:33 am
Applications will open for the National Reserve 2021 next month (February), according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
Following consultation between the department and the Direct Payments Advisory Committee, comprising members of the main farming bodies and agricultural advisory services, provision is being made for applications in 2021.
The EU regulations underpinning the operation of the National Reserve provide for priority access to the mandatory categories of ‘Young Farmer’ and ‘New Entrant to Farming’.
Successful applicants to the National Reserve receive an allocation of entitlements at national average value or a top-up to the national average value on entitlements that are below the national average.
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue. \Philip Doyle
The National Reserve will continue in 2021, opening for online applications in February, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has confirmed.
Following consultation between the Direct Payments Advisory Committee, farming bodies and agricultural advisory services, provision will now be made for applications to the National Reserve in 2021.
Successful applicants to the fund will receive an allocation of entitlements at national average value or a top-up to the value on entitlements that are below the national average.
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The EU regulations underpinning the operation of the National Reserve provide for priority access to the mandatory categories of Young Farmer and New Entrant to Farming.