SFP info campaign draws to a close

ONE of the biggest information campaigns so far undertaken by the Department of Agriculture to assist farmers with applying for their Single Farm Payments (SFP) will draw to a close at the end of next week.

Up to 30 local information sessions offering one-to-one consultations for farmers throughout the country will conclude on Tuesday. But special phone help lines will stay open until Friday, May 4, the closing date for the 2007 SFP application.

The lines — with dedicated numbers for the respective counties — remain open each evening to 10pm.