Some 33% of Ireland’s land is farmed under agri-environmental measures, compared with an EU average of 13%.
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The implementation of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES), has been described by the IFA as “nothing short of a mess”.
The farm organisation said in its European election manifesto that farmers should have the opportunity “to fully recoup available funds as soon as possible” through non-productive investments and landscape actions. These should be paid in advance, the IFA said, “to avoid further financial burdens on farmers following delayed/no payments in 2023”.
In addition, the manifesto added that all farmers should be accommodated by an agri-environmental scheme.
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The number of Irish farmers participating in agri-environmental schemes is two and a half times above the EU average, figures included in the manifesto show.
Some 33% of Ireland’s land is farmed under agri-environmental measures, compared with an EU average of 13%.
Irish farmers own and manage over half the national forest and account for 80% of new tree planting.
Ireland has the third largest hedgerow area in the EU, some 700,000km.
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The implementation of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES), has been described by the IFA as “nothing short of a mess”.
The farm organisation said in its European election manifesto that farmers should have the opportunity “to fully recoup available funds as soon as possible” through non-productive investments and landscape actions. These should be paid in advance, the IFA said, “to avoid further financial burdens on farmers following delayed/no payments in 2023”.
In addition, the manifesto added that all farmers should be accommodated by an agri-environmental scheme.
The number of Irish farmers participating in agri-environmental schemes is two and a half times above the EU average, figures included in the manifesto show.
Some 33% of Ireland’s land is farmed under agri-environmental measures, compared with an EU average of 13%.
Irish farmers own and manage over half the national forest and account for 80% of new tree planting.
Ireland has the third largest hedgerow area in the EU, some 700,000km.
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