97-98% opt to continue in environmental and organic schemes
Farmers with Organic Farming Scheme contracts expiring at December 31 were offered the extension of one year. By December 30, 84% had asked to extend.
The Department of Agriculture has reported a very positive response by farmers to an offer of extension in their contracts under the Green Low Carbon Agri-environmental Scheme (GLAS), with 98% replying and asking to extend their contract for another year, by December 31 (up from 89% on December 22).
The closing date for responses was December 31, for farmers with GLAS 1 or 2 contracts expiring on that day.
