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SHARING OPTIONS: The Department are operating extended hours on their helpdesk up until the Basic Payment Scheme closes for applications at midnight on Monday 17 May. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine are operating extended opening hours during the final application period for the 2021 Basic Payment Scheme, as well as a number of other annual schemes. The Department’s helpdesk (076 106 4420) will be available from 9.15am to 9pm on Friday ...

Last few days to submit 2021 BPS applications >More in © Tim Scrivener Farmers and land managers have just a few days left to submit their basic payment applications without penalty. The deadline to submit Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applications is midnight on Monday 17 May. After this date, applications will be subject to late claim penalties. In England, as of 12 May the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) had received 73,000 BPS 2021 applica...

Lesley Griffiths reappointed as Welsh rural affairs minister >More in © Senedd-Cymru_Welsh-Parliament Lesley Griffiths has held on to her position as Wales’ rural affairs secretary following first minister Mark Drakeford’s cabinet reshuffle. Ms Griffiths was re-elected to her Wrexham seat with 8,452 votes, which increased vote share by 0.3%. She becomes minister for rural affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd. Julie James and Lee Wa...

The Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (ANC); and The Protein Aid scheme. Applicants should note that they must register for www.agfood.ie as a first step before they can complete their applications. Those who have not yet registered should this do this as soon as possible. Advertisement The helpdesk service telephone number is: 0761-064420. Lines will be open for extended hours in the run up to the application date as follows: Between 9:15a.m and 9:00p.m from Monday, May 10, to Friday, May 1...

\ Elgin Energy The Irish Solar Energy Association (ISEA), the representative body for the solar industry in Ireland, was founded in 2013 to work to influence Government agencies on solar energy using their existing knowledge and experience from developers. This week, I sat down with Conall Bolger, CEO of the ISEA, to see what role Irish farmers can play in solar. JK: Why solar? I see you are backing a new industry report? CB: Despite our well-earned reputation for rain, Ireland has a tremendou...

Thanks to a new drill-conversion kit, arable farmers hoping to adopt an adjustable-rate system can now simply and affordably convert any standard drill

Sarah Parker: Wilkin Chapman Why the need for change? As has been well reported, the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) is being phased out and farmers are facing between a 5% and 25% reduction in payments for this year alone, with further cuts ahead. Even with the new BPS progressive reductions calculator available on the government website, the amount to be received from this income source is uncertain over the coming years. What are the opportunities? New financial support streams are on their way, ...

By Gordon Davidson

Alarm bells ringing over slow SAF submissions 12 May 2021 | The SAF deadline is one of the most important dates in the Scottish farming calendar The number of Scottish farmers who have filled out their Single Application Form (SAF) ahead of the window closing next week is significantly lower than at this time last year. The latest figures from Scottish government suggest that, as at 9 May, the number of SAFs submitted was 20 percent lower than at the same date in 2020. Figures show that almos...

Current high prices for most agricultural commodities are creating a false sense of security that is shielding farmers from the reality of impending cuts