BPS marking out maps

KingBobby

I just got my log ins to submit sheep census (first time submitting one), while online I was having a look at the BPS section where you can submit plots of land on the map. My land is already marked as an active plot (not by me). Is this something that happens automatically as a potential area to farm? Or is it always manually submitted by farmer/agent?

Muckit

All bps applications have to be done online now. Easy enough once you are happy with the maps.

Muckit

Did you get entitlements transferred into your own name?

KingBobby

Muckit wrote: »

Did you get entitlements transferred into your own name?

No I know nothing about entitlements, or BPS, or anythjng really! I only got a flock number last year and am just trying to figure out if/what I can apply for. Marking out the maps online seems straightforward enough but i'm just puzzled that it seems to be done already

ganmo

It was either done by the dept programme or by whoever submitted an application for that ground previously

larthehar

KingBobby wrote: »

I just got my log ins to submit sheep census (first time submitting one), while online I was having a look at the BPS section where you can submit plots of land on the map. My land is already marked as an active plot (not by me). Is this something that happens automatically as a potential area to farm? Or is it always manually submitted by farmer/agent?

Given it is your first time, i would go to teagasc or BPS expert.. they will know the path of least resistance..

KingBobby

ganmo wrote: »

It was either done by the dept programme or by whoever submitted an application for that ground previously

What do you mean by the department programme? Sorry this is all new to me and very confusing. Its not a recently purchased plot of land. I'm here more than a decade I just never applied for anything before

Thank you

KingBobby

larthehar wrote: »

Given it is your first time, i would go to teagasc or BPS expert.. they will know the path of least resistance..

Its only 8ha of land so i'm worried that if I have to pay someone to help it'll end up cancelling out any possible payment. Could you hazard a guess how much someone would charge?

Thanks

anthony500_1

KingBobby wrote:

Its only 8ha of land so i'm worried that if I have to pay someone to help it'll end up cancelling out any possible payment. Could you hazard a guess how much someone would charge?

Teagasc costs 150e a year for there services for small farms such as your own. It could get you a thousand or two in payments so it's definitely worth looking into. I took over a farm in 15, like yourself I'd no clue about how to go about claiming for land and what was or was not elegable for claiming on. They were very helpful and easy to deal with. Imo it was the best investment I made the last 2years

ganmo

KingBobby wrote: »

What do you mean by the department programme? Sorry this is all new to me and very confusing. Its not a recently purchased plot of land. I'm here more than a decade I just never applied for anything before

Thank you

when they take the pics they put them through a computer programme that will identify boundries, lanes, scrub and the like

KingBobby

I got on to teagasc and they've been a fantastic help, so thanks folks for the advice