Greening of direct payments

With 30% of direct payments dependent on meeting the “greening” criteria, it is important that farmers understand and comply with the new rules, said Ivan Whitten Teagasc, Kildare, at the National Tillage Conference.

The starting point is to calculate how much “arable land” and grassland you have in 2015.

For greening, the calculations are based on “reference areas”, not the actual area of crop.