29 May 2023
Final day to apply for BISS
Farmers applying for the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) have just hours to complete the application process, if not already done.
Replacing the Basic Payment Scheme, BISS is designed to provide a direct income support to Irish farmers to underpin their continued sustainability and viability.
How to qualify
To receive a support under BISS, applicants must:
- Have an eligible hectare to accompany each payment entitlement. One eligible hectare of land declared = one BISS payment entitlement;
- Be a holder of a registered herd number or have applied for a herd number on or before 29th May 2023;
- Be an Active Farmer: The person claiming payments on the land must be the person farming and/or managing the land, that is, the Active Farmer. The farming activities can include meeting a minimum stocking rate (0.10 livestock unit per forage hectare), producing crops, cutting hay/silage, maintaining landscape features. If you are not the person farming/managing the land, you should not be declaring the land on your 2023 BISS application.
Apply
For those who have yet to apply, applications must be submitted by midnight, today, Monday, May 29th 2023. Applications must be submitted through Agfood.ie. More information on BISS is available on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s website.