Tillage
It is understood that the Baling Assistance Payment, which was put in place last year to support baling straw, will not be reinstated.
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued a further €1.8 million in farm scheme payments last week.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine issued over €10.5 million to farmers in payments across a range of schemes last week.
Payments worth €4.8 million have commenced issuing to farmers today (Wednesday, December 11) under the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM)
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has officially launched the new Baling Assistance Payment (BAP) Scheme.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has released further information about the new scheme for baling straw this year.