2024 BISS applications open
Over the coming days, farmers will be receiving a BISS information pack in the post containing their maps and land details for 2024.
Applications for the 2024 Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS), Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS), Eco-Schemes and the other related schemes have opened.
Over the coming days, farmers will be receiving a BISS information pack in the post containing their maps and land details for 2024.
This information will assist farmers and their advisors in making their applications. The closing date for BISS applications in 2024 is Wednesday, May 15, 2024.
Applications for all elements of direct payments, including payment claims for the Straw Incorporation Measure, ACRES and the Organic Farming Scheme, can all be made online.
Farmers are reminded to check that they have correctly applied for the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) and Eco-Scheme, if applicable. In the case of ACRES Tranche 2 applicants, access to the BISS application system will be made available on a gradual basis over the coming weeks as approvals are issued and as the required updates to mapping systems are made.
Those requiring assistance in relation to an online application can contact the department via phone at:
- 049 4368288, in relation to queries on registering for www.agfood.ie – for example, queries on lost passwords, how to register, etc.
- 057 8674422, in relation to queries on completing the BISS application, once registered on agfood.ie or to request a paper copy of the Terms and Conditions.
This year, the online maps now contain a new Badger Setts Layer which shows where badger setts had been found and allows farmers to fence off identified badger setts to ensure cattle would not have access to the sett opening where the risk of transmission is highest.
A spokesperson said DAFM is constantly looking for ways to support and engage with farmers in proactive actions to reduce the risk of TB transmission from badgers to cattle on farms.
The location data on badger setts has been gathered from a combination of surveys carried out by the Wildlife Unit as well as farmer notifications through the department’s badger app.
