Micro-Renewable Energy Federation punts renewable energy for farming
The new Fine Gael agricultural group has been urged by the Micro-Renewable Energy Federation (MREF) to seize the opportunity presented by renewable energy for farming. Eddie Downey has been selected to head up the party’s new National Agricultural, Food and Rural Development Forum. The MREF has welcomed a commitment given by the forum to prioritise a support scheme for farmers keen to invest in renewable energy and develop an additional income…