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Tillage farmers have reacted in different ways to the announcement of a €175/ha payment for baling straw, that was in the Straw Incorporation Measure.
"SIM: the greatest casualty is trust." - James Brennan, MAgrSc, PhD, Tillage farmer, Co Laois.
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Farmers are busy with harvest at present, but need to be thinking of seed for next season already.
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We are now in the season when the weather forecast is scrutinised for sun and wind, and the rise and fall of the dew is monitored as closely as a life support machine.
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Farmers who applied for the Straw Incorporation Measure in May have belatedly been notified of their acceptance into the scheme.
Tillage farmers can choose whether to bale straw under the new Baling Assistance Payment or chop straw under the Straw Incorporation Measure.
It is understood that farmers who pulled out of the Straw Incorporation Measure since they applied for the scheme will qualify for payment.
The Irish representation on the European Parliament's agriculture committee comprises four of the Midlands North West MEPs and none from Ireland South.
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This week's podcast is all about straw as the Minister turns around on his decision to chop the straw scheme.
