Tillage
Teagasc’s Martin McCullough has reviewed the changes to the 2025 Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) application process.
Figures from the 2020 BPS applications show the number of tillage farms according to crop diversification classifications.
The three-crop rule is once again on tillage farmers' minds as they decide on a planting plan for the season ahead.
The department is prepared to consider exempting tillage farmers from the two/three-crop requirement under Greening.
The three-crop rule is something on many farmer's minds, but there may be positive news on the way.
This week's weather has put an end to hopes of entering tillage fields for another few weeks.
The move by the Department of Agriculture and the EU Commission to grant a derogation on the three-crop rule has been welcomed by the IFA.
The three-crop rule has been lifted for this season, albeit with some conditions attached for those seeking an exemption.
A decision on the three-crop rule is needed as soon as possible. Tillage farmers need to be able to plan ahead for the season.
Last season a derogation from the three-crop rule was granted on account of the harsh winter and wet spring.
Tillage farmers have been assured that a derogation will be secured with regards to the three-crop rule in 2018.
N.Ireland
Brussels is understood to have asked Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture for more information ahead of a decision on the 3-crop rule
It is likely that a derogation regarding the three-crop rule will be granted, a statement from the Department of Agriculture has explained.
Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture has added its backing to calls for an exemption to be made on the 3-crop rule.
A derogation from the three-crop rule can be implemented this season. This will be welcomed as tillage farmers struggle to get crops sown.
Arable farmers in Northern Ireland say they are running out of options to allow them to comply with the 'three-crop rule'.
The fodder crisis has taken the headlines, but tillage farmers are also facing a crisis and should stay safe when carrying out the workload.
IFA Grain Committee chairman Mark Browne, has called for a derogation on the 'three-crop rule' under Greening obligations.
