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News Podcast: fertiliser risking BISS penalties and ballooning forestry costs
Noel Bardon
Listen now to get the latest on the risk of payment penalties for spreading fertiliser, a surge in BVD ‘name and shame letters’ and the reaction to the new €79.5m ash dieback scheme.
1 May 2024 Schemes
Fertiliser use drives up risk of BISS fines
Up to half of the country’s farmers are potentially exposed to phosphorus-related penalties, farm consultants have warned.
1 May 2024 Renewables
Farmers urged to look at tax implications of solar panels
At the moment, if you go over 50% of your land covered by solar PV panels, you lose your agricultural relief.
Almost 50% of BISS applications to be submitted
There were 61,287 applications submitted as of 28 April, with the closing date of 15 May fast-approaching.
1 May 2024 Schemes
Build fodder cushion for next winter now – Teagasc
Advisory supports will also focus on facilitating fodder supply agreements between tillage and livestock farmers.
1 May 2024 News
News Podcast: fodder supports, milk top-ups and BISS
News correspondents Declan O'Brien, Anne O'Donoghue and Noel Bardon discuss the latest news from this week's paper.
5 April 2024 News
Over 16,000 BISS applications
The Department of Agriculture confirmed that as of 26 March, 16,004 BISS applications had been made.
3 April 2024 News
Farmer Writes: this year may be a financial disaster
"I decided to sow 50ac of our lowest yielding tillage land to grass and arable silage this spring. I like some dog and stick farming."
27 March 2024 Farmer Writes
Dates and venues announced for BISS clinics
The Department are running 17 Basic Income Support for Sustainability Clinics where farmers can gain assistance in making applications to a range of area-based schemes.
27 March 2024 Schemes
Farmer clinics for BISS and other schemes announced
The Department has announced 17 in-person farmer clinics across the country over the next number of weeks to assist farmers with their online BISS applications.
25 March 2024 News
Farm Tech Talk: SCEP, entitlements and New Zealand
On this week’s show, we talk SCEP, trade for entitlements ahead of BISS deadline and we catch up with New Zealand dairy farmer Olin Greenan for an update on what’s happening there.
15 March 2024 News
News Podcast: entitlement sales surge and European elections
Sheep and schemes editor Darren Carty discusses how entitlements sales are set to soar in 2024 following a bumper year in 2023.
15 March 2024 News