Penalty letters not applicable to straw scheme
SHARING OPTIONS: Penalties would only apply if new parcels were added, which is not possible in the SIM scheme. Around 100 tillage farmers received letters from the Department’s Basic Payment unit last week, advising them of impending penalties because they amended their BPS applications after 31 May. While penalties can apply for late amendments, growers had until 12 June to withdraw parcels from inclusion in the new straw incorporation measure (SIM). The letters indicated that the stated penalties would apply to additional parcels added, rather than...
Source: farmersjournal.ie