€150-€250 per hectare for new straw incorporation measure 

The Straw Incorporation Measure has opened for applications. File Picture. 

The Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) has been introduced, with funding of €10m for 2021, to support Irish tillage farmers who decide to chop and incorporate the straw into the soil after harvest. SIM is co-funded by the EU.

Applications can be made up to Monday, May 17 via the BPS online application form, available at agfood.ie.