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Protein Aid Scheme
From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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The Protein Aid Scheme is a payment to farmers for growing beans, peas, and lupins. These crops, which are nitogren-fixing, provide important environmental benefits. They are also a domestically-produced source of protein for animal feed.
You must be cultivating any or all of the following:
- beans
- peans
- lupins
The protein crops clover, alfalfa and lucerne are not eligible for aid under the scheme. You must comply with the conditions of the scheme .
The rate for 2020 was set at €215 per hectare. The rate of aid payable varies each year.
You apply for the Protein Aid Scheme as part of your Basic Payment Scheme application. Your Basic Payment Scheme application also serves as your application for the Protein Aid Scheme. To apply online, login or register at www.agfood.ie . You must apply by midnight on Wednesday 15 May 2020.
If your login or password are expired and need to be renewed please contact the Department’s helpdesk.
Agfood Online Services Helpdesk
Address:
Government Offices, Farnham Street, Cavan, Co Cavan, H12 D459
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Alternatively, you can authorise an agricultural consultant or Teagasc advisor to apply on your behalf.
Read about the EU Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) here.
