How to find out more about the Farm Sustainability Transition Payment
A series of Sustainable Agriculture Programme (SAP) awareness events will take place throughout the North, including one in County Derry
The Farm Sustainability Transition Payment (FSTP), part of the Sustainable Agriculture Programme, will replace the current Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in 2025 and will provide a vital safety net payment for farm businesses.
FSTP is intended to provide a transition from BPS to the introduction of the Farm Sustainability Payment in 2026.
A series of seven Sustainable Agriculture Programme (SAP) awareness events will take place throughout Northern Ireland from Monday 24 February, where full details of the FSTP and the range of other schemes included within the SAP will be available.
Locally, the SAP Awareness Event will take place in Bushtown Hotel, Coleraine on Thursday, March 6.
Other venues include Loughry Campus, Cookstown on Monday, February 24, Greenmount Campus, Antrim on Tuesday, February 25 and Enniskillen Campus on Thursday, February 27.
Mourne Country Hotel in Newry will host the event on Tuesday, March 4, Fir Trees Hotel in Strabane will hold it on Monday, March 10 and Millbrook Lodge Hotel in Ballynahinch on Wednesday, March 12.
Three information sessions will be held at each location, at 11am, 2pm and 7.30pm. Following a formal presentation, there will be an opportunity to discuss with College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Advisers how your business can benefit from the Sustainable Agriculture Programme.
Prebooking is not required and for more information please visit CAFRE