Everything you need to know about the Straw Incorporation Measure and Protein Aid Scheme

The action of chopping and incorporating straw is required to be carried out in the year of application, under the Straw Incorporation Measure. Stock image

Niall Hurson

The Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) has been designed to encourage tillage farmers to increase soil organic carbon levels by chopping and incorporating straw from cereal crops and oilseed rape.

It is proposed that two training courses will be provided to farmers. The intervention will build on the support provided under the Straw Incorporation Measure pilot.