Agri Politics
A decision to accept all applicants for this year's Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) is a "welcome...
Tillage
The IFA welcomed today's (Tuesday, June 17) announcement that all applicants for the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) will be accepted.
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon announced that all applicants for the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) have been accepted.
It is understood that the Baling Assistance Payment, which was put in place last year to support baling straw, will not be reinstated.
Bobby Miller is to stand down as chairman of the Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG). He will not be seeking re-election
This week has seen agriculture minister, Charlie McConalogue, announcing the launch of payments under the Straw Incorporation Measure.
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.
Teagasc has recently published figures, which put a financial value on chopped straw that is returned to the soil
Tillage News
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) confirmed that farmers will have to supply geotagged photos to claim the straw baling scheme payment.
Agri-Business
The ICSA has urged livestock farmers to liaise with tillage farmers following the announcement that the SIM will proceed this year.
Agriculture minister, Charlie McConalogue, is confirming an approximate €12 million fund for the amended Straw Incorporation Measure
The amended Straw Incorporation Measure and associated baling scheme will be paid for by a ringfenced funding Minister McConalogue said.
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Martin Heydon has welcomed a decision to reinstate the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM).
The Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) will not be deferred for 2024 and will proceed this year, according to the IFA and the IGG.
A Co. Kildare tillage farmer has said he could face an economic loss of about €7,500 should the SIM for 2024 be suspended.
The INHFA has commended Minister Charlie McConalogue for his decision to suspend the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) for 2023.
Minister McConalogue is considering an option of making SIM scheme payments while removing the requirement to incorporate straw.
Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has committed to keep the €10m Straw Incorporation Measure fund in tillage.
The IFA and the IGGG have issued a joint call for the reversal of a decision to suspend the Straw Incorporation Measure
Opinion
Courtesy of the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM), the Irish government paid out €12.3 million to tillage farmers. It is vitally important...
The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) is calling on agriculture minister, Charlie McConalogue, to reverse his decision...
