Not a Glas Inspection

50HX

just received a dept letter informing me that i have been selected for a visit by an ecologist.

The dept have employed ADAS/Scott Cawley to carry out a review of certain actions on your farm.

"in the case of farmland bird action there may be up to 3 survey visits in a single year"

it clearly states that it's not a Glas inspection and that results will not be reported to the dept on individual cases but as an overall view of designing Glas type plans in the future

has anyone had one of these types visits yet?

Bullocks

50HX wrote: »

just received a dept letter informing me that i have been selected for a visit by an ecologist.

The dept have employed ADAS/Scott Cawley to carry out a review of certain actions on your farm.

"in the case of farmland bird action there may be up to 3 survey visits in a single year"

it clearly states that it's not a Glas inspection and that results will not be reported to the dept on individual cases but as an overall view of designing Glas type plans in the future

has anyone had one of these types visits yet?

No , but it sounds interesting and hopefully if you go around with the inspector you could get your own views heard on what's working and not working in a scheme

50HX

Bullocks wrote: »

No , but it sounds interesting and hopefully if you go around with the inspector you could get your own views heard on what's working and not working in a scheme

that's the plan

happy enough with the scheme so far except for the LIPP - balls not being able to top fields till the 15th july - but won't say more on it as i was shot down on previous threads for it:D

mayota

50HX wrote: »

that's the plan

happy enough with the scheme so far except for the LIPP - balls not being able to top fields till the 15th july - but won't say more on it as i was shot down on previous threads for it:D

Word is it'll be the 1st next year.

MissusAnderson

sorry but may i ask when you sign up in the GLAS scheme does someone come out and check what is done or is it just random checks

Base price

MissusAnderson wrote: »

sorry but may i ask when you sign up in the GLAS scheme does someone come out and check what is done or is it just random checks

As far as I know it is random inspections.

KatyMac

I had an ecologist come about mid July. She rang me one evening and said Teagasc had offered my contact details as I might be willing to let her walk my farm.
She walked round the fields and took pictures of the plants growing and the different types of trees in the hedgerows. I brought her through a couple of fields with lots of different weeds (in flower at the time). The noise of bees buzzing and the smell from the flowers was only lovely. I also have a couple of photos of young hares and a newt that I've found in the past couple of months that I was able to show her.
In conversation, I said this was more addition than the way GLAS has us farming from the biodiversity point of view and she had to agree. I think she will be back again in approximately 6 months.

merryberry

No definitely not a GLAS inspection. Department are evaluating the GLAS scheme to determine its effectiveness as an agri environmental scheme under the RDP. ADAS in the UK won the tender to carry out this work.

KatyMac

merryberry wrote: »

No definitely not a GLAS inspection. Department are evaluating the GLAS scheme to determine its effectiveness as an agri environmental scheme under the RDP. ADAS in the UK won the tender to carry out this work.

As a scheme to determine its effectiveness; it will be wonderful for the growing of rushes, I'm still trying to get mine topped, would be the job of a few hours to spray!!:( My brother told me yesterday of someone who is actually cultivating nettles on a big scale - apparently they are used in medicines and food! Betcha if an economic use for rushes was ever discovered there wouldn't be a single one on any farm in Ireland!

ganmo

KatyMac wrote: »

As a scheme to determine its effectiveness; it will be wonderful for the growing of rushes, I'm still trying to get mine topped, would be the job of a few hours to spray!!:( My brother told me yesterday of someone who is actually cultivating nettles on a big scale - apparently they are used in medicines and food! Betcha if an economic use for rushes was ever discovered there wouldn't be a single one on any farm in Ireland!

The problem is there's only one st Bridget's day a year

merryberry

KatyMac wrote: »

As a scheme to determine its effectiveness; it will be wonderful for the growing of rushes, I'm still trying to get mine topped, would be the job of a few hours to spray!!:( My brother told me yesterday of someone who is actually cultivating nettles on a big scale - apparently they are used in medicines and food! Betcha if an economic use for rushes was ever discovered there wouldn't be a single one on any farm in Ireland!

Yes an evaluation to determine its effectiveness as an AGRI ENVIRONMENTAL scheme and nothing else. I suspect u are referring to LIPP. Unfortunately u can't have it both ways. U are paid to extensively manage those parcels; on the other hand u must put up the proliferation of rushes.

Farmer

merryberry wrote: »

Yes an evaluation to determine its effectiveness as an AGRI ENVIRONMENTAL scheme and nothing else. I suspect u are referring to LIPP. Unfortunately u can't have it both ways. U are paid to extensively manage those parcels; on the other hand u must put up the proliferation of rushes.

Personally, I could live with the odd rush Civilization has spent hundreds of years trying to get rid of them and they haven't gone away.

The only effective way of controlling them - additional drainage - is banned in the LIPP specification. Due to the terrible summer, many people can't get a topper in to some pastures.

The Glas LIPP spec states that they must be controlled.The LIPP money isn't enough to justify buying a quad and weed licker. Guys doing this on hire are few and far between. I

I'm not sure where the compromise lies! Allowing some rush cover and encouraging drainage would be a start IMO.

pedigree 6

ganmo wrote: »

The problem is there's only one st Bridget's day a year

I was nearly going to say that to the other poster wondering what to do with the field. To start making crosses.

It would be some development if a use could be found for them though.:)

Like the French and their algae and seaweed problem.
So they harvested it and sold it as a fertiliser.

Anyway off topic.