Farmers join €1.75m eco-awareness project for land with river access

FARMERS in Limerick and Tipperary have joined a four-year pilot project promoting eco-awareness in lands with river access.

The €1.75 million, European-funded MulkearLIFE programme will provide capital funding on a minimum of 12 farms for fencing along river courses, watering harvesting equipment, including gravity feed products with water piping and water troughs.

The 650km² project will also fund the installation of pasture pumps on farms, to include pumps, piping and fittings. Other measures may include the installation of solar pumped solutions.