Figures on tillage crop areas for 2024 show that the overall tillage area has remained relatively stable. Applications to the Basic Income Support for Sustainability Scheme (BISS) after the closing date for amendments on 31st May showed that the overall area of tillage crops in 2024 (cereals, maize, OSR, protein crops and beet) is 334,450ha which is a reduction of approximately 1% from 2023.
Commenting on the figures, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, T.D., said: “These crop area figures are positive given the various pressures that our tillage farmers have had to endure over the last […]
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