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When it comes to suckler, beef and dairy farmers considering converting to organics housing requirements are said to be a significant barrier affecting many.
In addition to significantly higher payments, farmers participating in the Organic Farming Scheme will also be offered priority access to the new agri-environment scheme and higher grant aid.
We get details on the new Agri-Environment Climate Measure to be rolled out to farmers, an update on sheep price market trends, Government climate negotiations and an organic farm walk.
Approximately 94,000ha of farmland is currently under organic production in Ireland and a further 17,000ha is being converted in 2022, says Minister Pippa Hackett.
Minister Pippa Hackett says she has listened to farmers and their advisers and has extended the deadline for the Organic Farming Scheme to give them more time to apply.
We looked at some of the fundamental changes our Footprint Farmers would have to make in order to convert their conventional farming system to an organic farming system.