Single Farm Payments - Greening

Lads with decent payments had them for the last twenty years. If in that time they failed to use them to develop there system then its just too bad. I have a slightly above average payment per HA and I reckon it cost me than it was worth over the years as too many lads used it as a subsidy to produce cattle not making money.

When it was put in place originally it discriminated against lads with heifers or cull cow, it aldo was totally unfair in many farmers in the west of Ireland where who were selling weanlings.

Think you need to read up on the recent history of the CAP and where it is likely heading in the future....

The department ran a few live Webinars a few weeks ago which were recorded and they said that they would be available to watch/listen back to on the website. They are also holding clinics & public meetings in different locations across the country in the next week or two, I plan on submitting my application at one of those clinics. I did the same about 10 years ago & have been submitting the applications myself since.

Thanks nhg

Folks - Is there any reason why my 'entitlement position' on the agfood portal only shows BISS and doesn't show CRISS? I've partially gone through my BISS/CRISS application and I do meet the enhanced Space for Nature threshold easily enough.

Thanks. We've never had an advisor, but we're close to sorting one out in the next few days.

Hope ta hell it doesn't mean that we miss out on CRISS for some reason

Has anyone attended one of these clinics? Were they useful?

If you were to attend one, would there be any value in having an advisor look at your application too?

If you have no changes all you need are the login details for Agfood, we brought the paperwork that came from the Dept this year but it was needed at all.

No need for an advisor unless you have major changes to make I would imagine.