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Mad dash to complete BISS applications
Darren Carty
There were 83,096 BISS applications submitted as of 6 May leaving in excess of 45,000 applications to be submitted in the final 10 day window. Darren Carty and Rachel Donovan report.
8 May 2024 Viewpoints
BISS application - the most important job of the year
BISS – The advice remains to get an application in and to make amendments after if necessary.
8 May 2024 News
Calls for 'common sense' on fertiliser penalties
The potential for penalties to be imposed on low-stocked farms has come 'like a bolt out of the blue' for many farmers, the INHFA claimed.
News Podcast: fertiliser risking BISS penalties and ballooning forestry costs
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.
3 May 2024 Podcast
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 Schemes
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.
1 May 2024 Renewables
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