Low grain prices is last thing Irish livestock farmers want

An extensive equipment grant scheme will open for farmers to make applications before April, said IFA National Grain Committee Chairman Liam Dunne last week — as he commented on a Co Cork-led campaign seeking better deal for tillage farmers.

The upcoming TAMS scheme for investment in grain storage and precision and low impact tillage equipment by arable crop farmers will be the first big tillage grant scheme for more than 10 years.

It results from amendments to Ireland’s rural development programme, following lobbying by farmers.