Attendance at mandatory training is a core requirement with those failing to attend a course by 28 February 2025 risking the possibility of having their contract terminated.
SUBSCRIBER ONLYPayments commenced under the scheme on Thursday 5 December and will continue to approximately 1,800 farmers as cases are cleared for payment.
Balancing payments have now been made across the BISS, CRISS and Eco Scheme with payments under the young farmers scheme and national reserve also commencing recently.
In the past, NI mainly relied on the bureaucrats in Brussels to come up with farm schemes
The advance of the Eco Scheme payment was paid a week after BISS and CRISS, with a similar format in place for the Eco Scheme.
Payments worth €31m also began this week under the Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers scheme.
The sector continues to grow in prominence with the latest intake bringing participation to over 5,700. Over 5.5% of utilisable agricultural lands are now destined to be farmed organically.
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
There have also been payments in the Sheep Improvement and Tillage Incentive schemes, while ACRES money started to reach some farmers’ bank accounts.
The number of ewes recorded on the 2024 annual sheep and goat census will have an influence on the Sheep Improvement Scheme and possibly the National Sheep Welfare Scheme
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