The
tillage forum will meet for the second time on Thursday 16 February. The forum first met last October.The meeting, convened by Minister Michael Creed, will again see a broad range of stakeholders around the table, as farmers finalise cropping decisions for 2017.
The tillage forum will meet for the second time on Thursday 16 February. The forum first met last October.
The meeting, convened by Minister Michael Creed, will again see a broad range of stakeholders around the table, as farmers finalise cropping decisions for 2017.
The low-interest loan scheme will be welcomed by farmers and merchants, but will not deflect farmers from looking for a disaster fund for those affected by harvest conditions last year.
The minister has pledged to bring the issue to the forum, and it has been endorsed by a Fianna Fáil private members motion.
At the time of going to print, there was still no update on TAMS for the tillage sector.
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