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Fodder Catch Crop Incentive Scheme
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Tillage farmers need a fodder crop incentive scheme – IFA
Kieran McEvoy, IFA National Grain Committee Chair, has highlighted the need for the introduction of a fodder crop incentive scheme for tillage farmers. This, he says, should urgently come under review over the next two weeks by the Minister for Agriculture and officials in the Department of Agriculture. “There is a great opportunity for tillage farmers to get forage crops sown after winter barley at an optimal time, but a…
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National fodder and food security committee looks for solutions
Earlier this week, Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue said the work of the national fodder and food security committee would be the number one priority for the department. An emergency task force meeting is planned for tomorrow 11 March 2022, where the possibility of a new farm resilience plan can be fleshed out.   “Let me be clear, there is urgency to the work of this committee, and I tasked them…