Farming official fears delayed ACRE payments will impact many local families
A Leitrim Councillor and member of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association is calling on the Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue to take action on the delays in ACRES payments to farmers. Brendan Barry says 18,000 farmers including many in the counties of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal are…
“Delayed payments for farmers has been going on for years”- Kevin Comiskey, vice chairman of the IFA’ national sheep committee
A leading IFA official in the north west says the problem of delayed payments for farmers due to the need for satellite inspections of their land has been going on for years. Some farmers who had been expecting payments are now being told their applications are subject to what’s called…