agricultural land

Key dates for farmers during the autumn season

13. September, 202414. September, 2024

Information about important dates during the autumn season from the Rural Support Service area payment calendar:

October 1

• Deadline to submit evidence for meeting the active farmer criteria. Farmers who do not meet the active farmer conditions can submit evidence by October 1 to prove compliance with the active farmer criteria regarding agricultural employees or agricultural activity costs.
• Deadline to submit a declaration for agricultural wages. Farms with agricultural land exceeding 1020 hectares and the basic income support for sustainability exceeding EUR 100 000 can submit a declaration for agricultural wages for the year 2023.

October 31

• Cover crops and grasses, registered under EKO2 scheme, must be maintained at least until this date.

November 15

• From November 15 of this year until February 15 of the following year, a soil cover must be ensured to meet the mandatory LLVS6 requirement of the Conditionality System for the 2025 season. It is also required to meet the conditions for EKO1 or EKO7 support types, if applying through the Geospatial Application. Soil cover can be maintained with planted crops, grasses, keeping stubble, or leaving the area uncultivated after harvesting.

Information source: Rural Support Service

The Rural Support Service provides support to farmers for damage caused by hail in 2023

29. August, 202429. August, 2024

On August 27th, the Rural Support Service (RSS) paid out EUR 980 000 in support to farmers for the damage caused by hail in 2023. This support in the crop sector is granted to those farmers who provided RSS with information about the crop areas affected by the storm and hail on August 7, 2023, including submitting photos and details indicating the damaged crops and the affected area in hectares. This allowed for the documentation of specific natural damage in individual farms within a particular region.

The support from RSS was distributed to 117 farms, covering a total area of 1,791 hectares. The hail damaged areas were planted with spring wheat, winter wheat, winter rapeseed, peas, and other crops.

The support is paid for areas that were not insured and were registered for area payments in 2023, as well as meeting other conditions.

More detailed information on the conditions can be found in the “State Support Allocation Procedure for Storm-Related Losses in the Crop Sector in 2023.”

Information source: Rural Support Service