Milk quota to be separated from the land

THE Department of Agriculture is understood to be preparing to separate milk quota completely from the land from April 1 next, in the most radical overhaul of the milk quota regime ever.

No cash on the table

EU confirms £250 million a year for key farm schemes

The Minister for Agriculture Joe Walsh said this week he was confident that the Government would make significant funding available in the National Plan to add to the £1.74 billion that the EU has allocated for REPS, Early Retirement, Headage and Forestry premia between 2000 and 2006.