Farmers can REAP the benefits from new scheme

The new agri-environment pilot pays farmers to maintain and improve the environmental conditions of their land 
Farmers can REAP the benefits from new scheme

REAP will focus on improving existing farm features rather than on the creation of new features and habitats. File Picture.  

The Results Based Environment Agri Pilot Programme (REAP) is a new agri-environment pilot project that pays farmers to maintain and improve the environmental conditions of their land.

Farmers will bring in between 2ha and 10ha of land which will be scored in year one to establish its environmental condition. 

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