Record number for protection scheme
Agriculture and Food Minister Mary Coughlan announced yesterday that there are more than 46,000 farmers in the scheme.
“This exceeds the previous high point, reached at the end of REPS 1 in 1999,” she said.
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SUBSCRIBEAgriculture and Food Minister Mary Coughlan announced yesterday that there are more than 46,000 farmers in the scheme.
“This exceeds the previous high point, reached at the end of REPS 1 in 1999,” she said.
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