Tillage Incentive Scheme

The Tillage Incentive Scheme (TIS) is a support measure introduced in response to the aggression in the Ukraine in 2022 with a view to reducing the dependency on imported feed material.

The measure is to incentivise farmers to

• increase the eligible tillage area in 2022 with a view to maintaining the overall tillage area into 2023

and/or

• Increase the eligible tillage area in 2023 with a view to maintaining the overall tillage area into 2024.

The Tillage Incentive Scheme (TIS) as operated under the TCTF framework in 2022 and 2023 will not be continued in 2024.

However, Farmers will be eligible for consideration of a maintenance payment for Newly Converted land in 2023 where they have received a payment for Newly Converted Lands under TIS 2023 and where they continue to maintain their overall area in tillage/protein in scheme year 2024.

Maintenance Payment

• Applicants must have received a payment under the Tillage Incentive Scheme (TIS) 2023 Newly Converted Lands payment.
• Applicants must maintain the overall area under Tillage/Protein as grown in 2023, into scheme year 2024.

You must comply with the conditions of the Tillage Incentive Scheme.

Applicants who wish to be considered must submit a valid BISS online application form in 2024 in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of BISS 2024. Applicants will not be required to submit a separate application for TIS 2024.

A rate of €200 is payable for each eligible hectare.

Payments are expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Where you do not adhere to the scheme conditions, you will not be eligible for payment.

You must adhere to the Terms and Conditions.