Environment
Some €4.3m has been made available for the 2016 Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector.
Agri-Business
Farmers and landowners can now apply for financial assistance under the forestry planting programme, according to Tom Hayes, T.D.
The new Grant Aid Scheme for the development of the organic off-farm processing sector has been opened.
Some 685ha of raised bogs on 17 Coillte owned sites across seven counties are to be restored as part of a major nature conservation project which was launched by Minister of State Tom Hayes recently.
Forestry sector to see investment of €482m as the Department of Agriculture secures State Aid approval for the new Forestry Programme
Dairy
The long serving collaborative farming expert Ben Roche was commended for his tireless work over the years by Minister for State at the Department of Agriculture Tom Hayes.
It was confirmed today by Minister Tom Hayes that the new forestry programme for 2014 – 2020 is to be evaluated.
