What will the latest EU aid package do for Irish farmers?

The finer details of the €500m EU aid package agreed by the EU Agriculture Council and the Commission on July 18 will be decided in the coming weeks, and voted on on August 25. 

Farmers have many questions on the €150m voluntary milk production reduction element, and the €350m farmer ‘adjustment aid’ element. IFA National Dairy chairman Sean O’Leary outlines what is known, and what the IFA expects.

€150m milk production reduction