Glas scheme

20silkcut · 21-08-2015 12:14pm #1

I applied for it this year anyone know when we should hear word if we are accepted into the scheme or not?
I applied in May so was hoping to start this year. Gave the planner a tidy sum to draw up a plan. He doesn't know yet.
Has anyone got word?

Farrell · 21-08-2015 12:43pm

20silkcut wrote: »

I applied for it this year anyone know when we should hear word if we are accepted into the scheme or not?
I applied in May so was hoping to start this year. Gave the planner a tidy sum to draw up a plan. He doesn't know yet.
Has anyone got word?

Think I saw recently we'll know in October

Nettleman · 21-08-2015 12:54pm

Farrell wrote: »

Think I saw recently we'll know in October

It was supposed to be august but has been pushed to October-any idea how many months they will pay for 2015?

I said · 21-08-2015 1:42pm

October and last three months of this year to draw on

Farmer · 21-08-2015 1:59pm

Any word on the second tranche that was supposed to be opening for applications round now.

50HX · 21-08-2015 11:09pm

Farmer wrote: »

Any word on the second tranche that was supposed to be opening for applications round now.

they are saying october with the commonage to take up most of the 2nd tranche

Grueller · 22-08-2015 12:00am

I am a tier 2 applicant due to having high status water according to my planner. I expect to get in so I have been fencing all the watercourses back 1.5 metres in anticipation. I am also establishing 150m of new hedging and coppicing about 400m.
I have almost completed the fencing and will hold on the other two due to being out of bare root planting season at the moment. I am dreading the thought of coppicing blackthorn hedges. I'll be cut assunder but I had planned to do it some time anyway as the ditches were very straggly and it will crown the place and it will hopefully be great to get paid for what I wanted to do anyway.

bbeeforsalmon · 10-10-2015 8:38pm

I rang Dept on Thurs and was told we would know in 2 to 3 weeks. Does anyone know if bird cover or environmentally managed grassland will be considered as the 2nd arable crop required under Greening? If not, I need to sow winter barley but am holding off to see if accepted for Glas. I would prefer not to have winter barley but will have to use the bird cover field for it but I cannot chance that as I may be accepted. The delay in notification is making planning impossible. I would have sown the environmentally managed grass in Sept but it will be too late by the end of October.

Curious Geroge · 11-10-2015 12:30pm

The department is a shambles.. We finished up Reps3 in 2011 and were advised that a new scheme would be replacing it within 12 months. With AEOS 2 closed 2 months before we completed Rep3 and refused entry to AEOS 3 in 2013 due to .7 hectares over the 22 limit we're now 3 years later again before glas and its seeing the same delays.

Count Mondego · 11-10-2015 1:34pm

Curious Geroge wrote: »

3 years later again before glas and its seeing the same delays.

Did you apply back in May?

Curious Geroge · 11-10-2015 3:10pm

Count Mondego wrote: »

Did you apply back in May?

Yea. Expected to know in August but it was a last min notice that we'd all be waiting till Oct and I doubt we'll know till Jan tbh..

junospider · 12-10-2015 10:01am

Hedge planting is no longer an option in glas.

Grueller · 12-10-2015 10:54am

Too many applying for it I would imagine. It was a sure fire €1000 on any plan and very little work or maintenance. Coppicing is also curtailed on the second tranche. I am using both of these and had to put a rocket under my advisors arse to apply last time cos he wanted me to wait as he was busy. Glad I forced the issue now.

I said · 12-10-2015 11:30am

junospider wrote: »

Hedge planting is no longer an option in glas.

Yeah the reckoning is there won't be enough of native Irish hedges to plant and are worried about importing hedges and bringing in diseases like what happened with ash die back

ganmo · 12-10-2015 2:08pm

Aeos was only ever meant to be temporary because the EU decided reps was too good. And as you know temporary in government talk means for as long as we can get away with it.

White Clover · 12-10-2015 3:06pm

ganmo wrote: »

Aeos was only ever meant to be temporary because the EU decided reps was too good. And as you know temporary in government talk means for as long as we can get away with it.

Very true. A scheme like reps 4 would be invaluable to rural Ireland. It was shown to be pretty much cost neutral to the exchequer. Only for the excessively stupid rules introduced in Brussels. ......

pure breed · 24-10-2015 9:55pm

Hi folks just wondering any news on when we;ll know if accepted????

mandee1980 · 24-10-2015 10:04pm

pure breed wrote: »

Hi folks just wondering any news on when we;ll know if accepted????

next week.

pure breed · 24-10-2015 10:23pm

mandee1980 wrote: »

next week.

thanks about time for them

KatyMac · 25-10-2015 4:50pm

It's worse than waiting for exam results!

Base price · 25-10-2015 10:12pm

KatyMac wrote: »

It's worse than waiting for exam results!

+1
I was hoping that we would hear a few weeks ago as it would have been ideal weather for ploughing. It looks like the weather has turned now and ground conditions are deteriorating

djmc · 02-11-2015 2:06pm

Anyone get any letters today?

mandee1980 · 02-11-2015 3:41pm

djmc wrote: »

Anyone get any letters today?

They are being posted today my source tells me.

Base price · 02-11-2015 7:33pm

mandee1980 wrote: »

They are being posted today my source tells me.

I wonder why the cannot inform us on Agfood.

ganmo · 02-11-2015 7:44pm

Base price wrote: »

I wonder why the cannot inform us on Agfood.

27000 *.66c = 17820.

good chunk of change

newholland · 02-11-2015 8:18pm

ganmo wrote: »

27000 *.66c = 17820.

good chunk of change

70 cents now

ganmo · 02-11-2015 8:24pm

So nearly 19k...
Had a poke on agriland, November is the new August...well we have got the weather

mandee1980 · 02-11-2015 8:49pm

ganmo wrote: »

So nearly 19k...
Had a poke on agriland, November is the new August...well we have got the weather

Ireland is the only country to implement it this year?

ganmo · 02-11-2015 8:54pm

mandee1980 wrote: »

Ireland is the only country to implement it this year?

Every country has to have an an environmental programme.
Reps was 'too good'
Aeos was a temporary stop gap(at the beginning)
And now we have glas
Each programme has to get the nod from Europe but the rest is up to each country

ganmo · 02-11-2015 9:28pm

mandee1980 wrote: »

I thought this was the new environmental scheme?

Programme/scheme couldn't remember which word they were using

djmc · 04-11-2015 1:23pm

mandee1980 wrote: »

They are being posted today my source tells me.

I think your source is wrong.
Or did anyone receive letters yet.
Even Simon can't put a date on it august September last week of September first week of November?

patrickn · 04-11-2015 6:01pm

Your Planner will know if you have been admitted when he clicks on your file in the GLAS section of Agfood . Ready for Pre Payment Validation appears on all those who have been accepted.

Base price · 04-11-2015 7:20pm

Just seen this but the page will not open. The article is dated tomorrow

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/tag/GLAS

ganmo · 04-11-2015 8:06pm

Base price wrote: »

Just seen this but the page will not open. The article is dated tomorrow
http://www.farmersjournal.ie/tag/GLAS

Probably embargoed till tomorrow, check again at midnight

ganmo · 06-11-2015 10:23am

Some GLAS applicants won’t be getting approval letters this week (Here’s why)
http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/some-glas-applicants-wont-be-getting-approval-letters-this-week-heres-why/

What a mess

djmc · 06-11-2015 11:19am

ganmo wrote: »

Some GLAS applicants won’t be getting approval letters this week (Here’s why)
http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/some-glas-applicants-wont-be-getting-approval-letters-this-week-heres-why/

What a mess

So if you are in aeos you won't get approval this week and won't be paid tell January is that correct.
Aeos was the biggest joke of all time.

Farrell · 06-11-2015 2:10pm

djmc wrote: »

So if you are in aeos you won't get approval this week and won't be paid tell January is that correct.
Aeos was the biggest joke of all time.

I'm not in AEO & no word

ganmo · 06-11-2015 2:20pm

Farrell wrote: »

I'm not in AEO & no word

I wonder when "This week" starts or is a week suddenly 7 working days

djmc · 06-11-2015 3:11pm

I wonder are they understaffed or intentionally delaying things to save money.
Also I think the more complicated they make these schemes the longer it will take their staff to check them.
It seems everyone is waiting for something bfp anc glas tams 2 all have some people waiting and deadlines being missed and put back.
Will it even be possible for someone to get into the second tranche of glas if they don't get into this one as its closing in a months time.

tanko · 06-11-2015 3:31pm

I'm finishing AEOS 2 at the end of this year. I'm applying for the second tranche of GLAS, would it have been possible for me to applyfor the first tranche? Have I missed out by not doing so?