The Minister for Agriculture is being called on not to send farming in parts of Clare back several decades. Minister Charlie McConalogue is meeting with farming representatives from this county today, to discuss the ACRES initiative. The new Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme, the successor to GLAS, is due to come into effect in January […]
Minister Hackett welcomes half million bonus payment to Hen Harrier Farmers Says 996 farmers involved are true ‘farmers for nature’
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Senator Pippa Hackett has welcomed the news that 996 farmers have this week shared nearly half a million euro in Hen Harrier bonus payments. The payments were made under the €25 million Hen Harrier scheme funded by the Minister’s Department under the Rural Development Programme.
The bonus payments, totalling €483,927 are in recognition of these farmers’ success in delivering habitats for Hen Harriers and other wildlife and they qualify for the bonus based on how well Hen Harriers are doing in their area