{"id":890803,"date":"2022-11-01T06:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T06:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=890803"},"modified":"2022-10-28T13:18:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T12:18:46","slug":"acres-rules-for-riparian-zone-measure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/acres-rules-for-riparian-zone-measure\/","title":{"rendered":"ACRES: Rules for\u00a0riparian zone measure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Agri-Climate Rural Environmental Scheme (ACRES) formally opened for applications last week (October 19).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farmers across the country are currently examining the list of general actions<\/a> and payment rates to see which measures suit them best. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depending on the farm system, location in the country and stocking rate, different measures will suit different farms.<\/p>\n\n\n

Also Read: <\/strong>ACRES general actions: Full list and payment rates<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n

One option that can increase farmers’ payments in the ACRES Scheme is the riparian zone measure, which offers a payment of \u20ac1,530\/ha\/year with a maximum area of 2ha eligible for payment in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rules for<\/strong> riparian zone measure<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to the ACRES criteria, the riparian buffer strip(s) and zone(s) must be fenced off and stock-proof for the duration of the contract, in order to exclude all livestock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chemical or organic fertiliser cannot be applied to the riparian buffer and pesticides and herbicides are not permitted either, except for the spot treatment of noxious or invasive weeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cutting is permitted but cannot take place between March 1, and August 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An access point into the buffer strip\/zone is permitted to keep it managed, however the use of heavy machinery should be avoided within 2m of the bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appropriate management\/removal of non-native invasive species such as Himalayan balsam and Giant hogweed is allowed where necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General vs. Co-operation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ACRES General is available nationally, however ACRES Co-operation is only available to farmers in defined high-priority geographical areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Map of zones eligible for co-operation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source: DAFM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

ACRES General offers a maximum payment of \u20ac7,311\/year and ACRES Co-operation offers a maximum payment of \u20ac10,500\/year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The level of payment a farmer may achieve will be determined by the payment rates for the actions selected and undertaken to satisfaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay tuned to Agriland <\/strong><\/em>for more information on ACRES.<\/p>\n\n\n

Also Read: <\/strong>What \u2018rare breeds\u2019 are eligible for ACRES?<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Agri-Climate Rural Environmental Scheme (ACRES) formally opened for applications last week (October 19). Farmers across the country are currently…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3444,"featured_media":891118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3166],"tags":[13299],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890803"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3444"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=890803"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":892499,"href":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890803\/revisions\/892499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/891118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=890803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=890803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=890803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}