Calls for EU’s €11m aid to go to tillage and dairy

Tillage farmers must be prioritised for the European Commission’s €11m agricultural aid package, said Mairead McGuinness MEP and vice-president of the European Parliament.

She will discuss the aid package with European Commissioner Phil Hogan during the EU Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg next week.

She has urged the EU agricultural committee to direct the €11m aid package to tillage farmers in Ireland where persistent rain has made it impossible to harvest crops.