Some 290 farmers applied to the Department of Agriculture for funding the wake of flash flooding which devastated their farms in August.
The closing date for the Flood Relief Measure was last Friday, 29 September.
A spokesperson for the Department of Agriculture told the Irish Farmers Journal that applications under the measure “will be processed promptly”.
Losses eligible for compensation under the scheme include:
Livestock losses including cattle, sheep or pigs; these must have been formally notified to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Regional Veterinary Office, Raphoe.Fodder lost during the floods but limited solely to conserved hay or silage.Agricultural land damaged by the deposition of debris or other river spoil will be eligible for a contribution towards the clear-up costs for debris or other deposition so that the land can be returned to productive use.Support will also be available for the repair of fencing damaged by flood waters.Farmers in Donegal need flood money ‘before Christmas’
Listen: waterlogged land, fences washed away and livestock lost
Some 290 farmers applied to the Department of Agriculture for funding the wake of flash flooding which devastated their farms in August.
The closing date for the Flood Relief Measure was last Friday, 29 September.
A spokesperson for the Department of Agriculture told the Irish Farmers Journal that applications under the measure “will be processed promptly”.
Losses eligible for compensation under the scheme include:
Livestock losses including cattle, sheep or pigs; these must have been formally notified to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Regional Veterinary Office, Raphoe.Fodder lost during the floods but limited solely to conserved hay or silage.Agricultural land damaged by the deposition of debris or other river spoil will be eligible for a contribution towards the clear-up costs for debris or other deposition so that the land can be returned to productive use.Support will also be available for the repair of fencing damaged by flood waters.Farmers in Donegal need flood money ‘before Christmas’
Listen: waterlogged land, fences washed away and livestock lost
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