Farmers receive bad REPS advice

Ireland: Farmers are getting bad advice regarding the REPS scheme, according to the IFA Rural Development chairman Padraic Divilly.

He has expressed serious concern that REPS planners are advising farmers, in the REPS 2 plan, to stay with their existing plan rather than joining the new REPS 3 scheme.

Mr Divilly said it was clear planners were endeavouring to maximise their fee income as, under REPS 2, there are five planner visits as opposed to two under the new REPS 3 scheme.