Organic Farming Scheme and processing grant open

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D; Minister of State with responsibility for Land Use and Biodiversity, Senator Pippa Hackett at the launch of the National Organic Strategy for 2024-2030.

A €265m scheme to support conventional farmers to convert to organic and a €3.5m grant to encourage investments in organic processing have opened for applications this morning.

The Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) is an agri-environment measure offering yearly payments of up to €300/ha for drystock farmers during the conversion period, and up to €250/ha when they have achieved full organic status.