The BAP scheme is a payment available to successful applicants to the SIM 2024 who have withdrawn a parcel from SIM and decided to bale the parcel instead of chopping/incorporating.
The payment is €175 per hectare for eligible SIM crops, subject to a minimum of one hectare and a maximum of 40 hectares.
The eligible crops under BAP are wheat, oats, barley and rye. Oilseed rape is not an eligible crop under the BAP.
"The €175 per hectare BAP will encourage tillage farmers to consider baling their SIM cereal crops, instead of cropping and incorporating them. I am also encouraging livestock farmers to be proactive and order sufficient fodder supplies. As stated previously I believe that pro-active action is necessary to prevent a potential fodder issue for many farmers this year.”