Farmers ready for single payments

CALCULATORS will be busy this week as farmers check their entitlement assessments for the new EU single farm payment.

Tue, 07 Sep, 2004 - 01:00

Ray Ryan, Agribusiness Correspondent

Some 122,000 entitlements are being issued to farmers by the Department of Agriculture, with another 30,000 to follow. The payments will total €1.3 billion.

Agriculture and Food Minister Joe Walsh said the development was a major milestone.

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