{"id":1324963,"date":"2024-06-20T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=1324963"},"modified":"2024-06-19T17:24:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T16:24:45","slug":"how-many-farmers-applied-for-the-reseeding-grant-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/how-many-farmers-applied-for-the-reseeding-grant-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"How many farmers applied for the reseeding grant this year?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Large numbers of farmers applied for the ‘reseeding grant’ which offered a financial incentive of up to \u20ac300\/ha, or approximately \u20ac122\/ac to reseed land with two different sward types.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2024 Multi-species Sward and Red Clover Silage Measures opened<\/a> for applications on Tuesday, March 5 this year through the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) online application system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The deadline<\/a> for farmers or their advisors to submit applications for these schemes in 2024 fell on Wednesday (May 15).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has recently provided Agriland <\/em>with information on the number of applicants to the Red Clover Silage Measure (RCSM) and Multi-Species Swards Measure (MSSM) and the area of ground entered under each initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The total applicants and area\/measure are set out below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n