Agri Politics
The agri-environment pilot will include the option of low-input permanent pasture as an "anchor option", Minister McConalogue has said.
The incoming pilot agri-environment scheme will have an estimated average payment of "in or around" €4,700, Minister McConalogue says.
The proposed pilot agri-environment scheme will be "no better than GLAS for payments - but more challenging to comply with", the ICSA says.
Rural Life
A pilot flying a gyroplane recently made an "unintended touchdown" when he got distracted while checking up on his livestock.
A mentoring programme on farm safety, similar to that piloted in the past by Irish Rural Link,...
