Farmers risk losing BISS payments over hedge removal rules

Contradictory rules regarding hedge removal could lead to farmers being in breach of Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) rules. That is according to Hedgerows Ireland’s Alan Moore. Regulations from the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) allow for up to 500m hedge removal or creation of a field up to 5ha. However, rules under Good Agricultural […] The post Farmers risk losing BISS payments over hedge removal rules appeared first on Agriland.ie.