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Farmers are calling for clarification from the Minister for Agriculture on whether the new fodder transport payments can be backdated. Hauliers also want to ensure that VAT will not be applied to the subsidy. Minister Michael Creed announed the details of the long-awaited scheme yesterday. While farming organisations have welcomed…

The head of the IFA in Connaught has defended calls by the farming community for another farming scheme. The Department of Agriculture is reluctant to set up a scheme as the crisis only affects a certain amount of farmers. A new Teagasc survey carried out in Sligo and Leitrim reveals…

Sligo farmer Colm O Donnell, the national president of the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association, is calling on the Minister for Agriculture to act swiftly in putting a fodder aid package in place. He says the situation is getting worse and is reaching a crisis on many farms. Mr…

IFA President Joe Healy says the deepening fodder problems will have to be addressed by the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed. Yesterday, the IFA Executive Council agreed that urgent action is needed to assist farmers in affected areas, mainly in the north-west and west of the country. Joe Healy says…