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Reminder: Deadline tomorrow to opt into GLAS and OFS extensions Farmer participants in the Green, Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) and the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) have until tomorrow to opt into the offer of extending their contracts under these schemes. Taking to social media to remind farmers of the deadline, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine said there has been a “very positive response” so far to the offer to extend contracts. As of the latest figures, 96% of participants in GLAS who were asked (via text) if they wanted to extend their contracts have so ...

Farmers move to extend GLAS, BDGP and other farm scheme contracts A strong response rate has been seen from farmers to an offer of extension in their contracts under the Green Low Carbon Agri-environmental Scheme (GLAS), the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) and the Beef Data Genomics Programme (BDGP), according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. These extensions are to offer scheme participants an additional year in the schemes to the end of 2021. The move comes following an the granting of approval by the European Commission to roll over farm schemes that had been due to conc...

McConalogue welcomes farmers' interest in extending GLAS, OFS and BDGP contracts   The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, today welcomed the strong response rate by farmers to an offer of extension in their contracts under the Green Low Carbon Agri-environmental Scheme (GLAS), the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) and the Beef Data Genomics Programme (BDGP). These extensions are to offer scheme participants an additional year in the schemes to the end of 2021. The uptake as of this morning (Tuesday 22 December) is that: 91% of GLAS I and II part...

December 16, 2020, 6:15 pm Farmers who took part the Beef Data Genomics Programme (BDGP) 1 have been provided with an option of extending their participation in the scheme – as a one-year roll over for 2021 was announced by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue. The extension is open to those BDGP participants who have already met the requirements for the full six-year duration of BDGP 2015 – 2020. The guidelines for the scheme extension has also been released this week and it seems to be more of the same for farmers – with very little variation noted between...