The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed to Agriland that it identified 665 herds associated with illegal burning in 2023.
The department said that these herds either had lands burnt in the closed period or at the correct time of year, but without the relevant consent.
In 2022, 500 herds were identified as having ineligible land as a result of burning.Land which is found to have been illegally burnt land can be deemed ineligible for payment under the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) scheme and the other area-based schemes, including the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme […]
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