Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced that payments of more than £6million have been issued to farmers participating in the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS).
The UFU is notifying members that participants in this scheme must submit an EFS claim each year on their Single Application, whether or not a payment is due, to avoid financial penalties or the cancellation of their EFS agreement. Claimants are reminded that, as the EFS is a five-year agreement, work claimed for and paid on must remain available for inspection at any time during this period. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the scheme may lead to penalties and recovery of any payments made.
Applications for tranche 6 of EFS Higher will open on 27 April 2022 and close on 13 May 2022. Applications for tranche 6 EFS Wider will open later this year.
Single Applications and applications for tranche 6 of the EFS can be submitted online by clicking here.
