Scheme offers €120 a hectare

Qualifying commonage farmers can look forward to €120 per hectare for up to 42ha in the next national agri-environment scheme.
Scheme offers €120 a hectare
Thu, 10 Jul, 2014 - 01:00
Stephen Cadogan

This compares to €75 in AEOS, Simon Coveney, the agriculture minister, said as he announced the latest proposals for GLAS (the Green Low-carbon Agri-environment Scheme).

They are part of the 2014-20 rural development programme submitted to the EU last week for approval.

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