The declaration of crops and land is accelerating – farmers are urged to not delay it

From Could 2 began declaration of agricultural land and different areas. Though it’ll final till June 21, and late functions will likely be accepted till July 1, farmers are urged to not delay one of the crucial vital processes in agriculture till the final days, as there are improvements in crop declaration. Data supplied in varied methods helps to know them.

What’s altering?

That is already the second yr of the Lithuanian agricultural and rural growth 2023-2027. the yr of implementation of the strategic plan. This yr, with a purpose to extra clearly state the necessities for candidates making use of to obtain direct funds, the principles for the administration and management of the applying for assist for agricultural land and different areas and cattle and direct funds have been modified. They innovate.

You will need to know that the permissible restrict utilized to an energetic farmer is being modified, in accordance with which enterprise entities that obtained not more than EUR 2,000 for the earlier yr (had been

5,000 EUR) of direct funds, are mechanically thought-about energetic farmers, that’s, with out assessing their compliance with the factors of an “energetic farmer”.

One other factor to know is that the final necessities for mowing to obtain direct funds are being revised. When the necessities of ecological techniques or rural growth intervention measures don’t specify in any other case, farmers should clear meadows and pastures, herbaceous plant areas not less than as soon as earlier than September 1 of the present yr. tidy up, that’s, take the reduce grass out of the sector or compress it, or put the hay into cones, or chop the grass and unfold it evenly, or depart it mendacity in place. Those that have greater than 0.3 of the contractual livestock meadows don’t want further haying.

The Effectivity and Effectiveness Methodology is being modified, which stipulates that the applicant should take part in not less than one (final yr there have been two) manufacturing actions and not less than one non-production exercise. There are additionally instances the place a further quantity of not less than 1 % has been allotted. the realm of ​​declared arable land shouldn’t be required for non-productive actions.

Within the actions of the advanced ecological system “Plant rotation”, “Catch crops”, “Use of licensed seeds”, “Non-arable sustainable farming applied sciences” it’s established that in instances the place an space of ​​greater than 300 ha is asserted beneath every of those actions, for an space of ​​as much as 300 ha is allotted 100%. 85% of ecological system funds are allotted for the realm exceeding 300 ha. these advantages.

Within the exercise “Plant change” of the advanced ecological system “Actions in arable land”, it’s stipulated that the identical areas are usually not required to be declared throughout the dedication interval, however the complete space in accordance with this exercise have to be maintained. From 2025 those that have assumed obligations should allocate not more than 50% to the principle member of the plant alternate. of the realm declared beneath this exercise. The listing of vegetation that may be grown in a single place for not than 4 years has additionally been expanded. When the realm declared beneath this exercise is elevated by greater than 10% within the first yr. or greater than 1 ha, new obligations have to be assumed for a interval of 4 years for the whole space declared beneath this exercise.

Ecological techniques had been supplemented this yr with a brand new ecological system “Changing arable land with meadows, their upkeep and upkeep”, the quantities of funds for ecological techniques had been revised, and the necessities for acquiring assist had been up to date.

Stay meets in districts

You will need to word that in 2023 had been the primary within the Lithuanian agricultural and rural growth 2023-2027 interval. the yr of implementation of the strategic plan. Each farmers and establishments confronted an enormous circulate of data, needed to familiarize themselves with new measures (ecological techniques helpful to the local weather, surroundings and animal welfare, which changed the greening fee of the earlier monetary interval), in addition to adapt to new necessities (necessary situations for these searching for assist – Good agricultural and environmental situations – GAAB, administration necessities).

This yr, this course of is easier. That is acknowledged by agricultural organizations and farmers after they meet with representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture in municipalities concerning crop declaration points. 18 conferences have already taken place.

It’s crucial to notice that the ŽŪM workforce, along with the Agricultural Knowledge Middle of the State Enterprise (ŽŪDC) and the Nationwide Fee Company beneath the Ministry of Agriculture (NMA) maintain and take part in conferences with district farmers in accordance with their expressed wants and advise not solely on crop declaration points, but in addition on all different points related to farmers.

Consults remotely, informs

Nonetheless, the candidates nonetheless have questions concerning the implementation of GAAB necessities, the right drawing of panorama components, and the necessities of particular person ecological techniques.

Numerous vital details about them and direct funds and assist beneath different applications associated to land and livestock may be discovered within the particular e-newsletter revealed by the NMA.

We additionally remind you that each Thursday from 8 a.m. distant consultations are held, through which farmers are consulted by ŽŪM, NMA, VĮ ŽŪDC specialists on the problems of excellent agricultural and environmental situations, agricultural exercise administration necessities, direct fee guidelines. These consultations will proceed till June 27.

Those that have questions associated to the declaration of crops also can ship them by e-mail. by put up [email protected].

All modifications may be discovered on the web site of the Ministry of Agriculture, within the part “Direct assist“.

Farmers can discover concentrated data in a particular publication: right here

It’s doable to connect with distant consultations right here.