Budget finalised for Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) 2024
The budget available for slurry storage and stand-alone irrigation lagoons in the AECS 2024 round has now been finalised.
The threshold score for slurry storage applications is 20 points and above. The threshold score for standalone water use efficiency – irrigation lagoons is 20 points and above.
Background
The 2024 AECS application round for slurry storage and water efficiency – irrigation lagoon (standalone) closed on the 19th of April 2024 and saw 147 slurry storage and 14 irrigation lagoon applications submitted.
The slurry storage score threshold of 20 points means that 129 slurry applications have already been offered contracts or will be offered contracts shortly.
The Water Efficiency – Irrigation Lagoon score threshold of 20 points means that 5 applications have already been offered contracts.
Applicants that did not meet the relevant score thresholds will be contacted shortly.
Published on: 30 July, 2024