Farmers urged to contact advisers to complete single payment form

Farmers are being encouraged to contact their Teagasc adviser immediately if they need assistance to complete their single farm payment application form.

The deadline for all single payment scheme forms to be submitted to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is May 15.

Head of Teagasc advisory service Dermot McCarthy said applications involving leased land are taking longer to complete as these farmers face greater change under the new CAP rules.