Michael Creed rejects scheme to compensate grain farmers

A special compensation scheme for grain farmers has been rejected by the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed.

Fianna Fáil TDs Dara Calleary, Kevin O’Keeffe, Margaret Murphy, and Charlie McConalogue at Leinster House. Picture: RollingNews.ie

However, he said his door is still open and he will be holding discussions with growers.

Fianna Fáil had called for a special fund to help struggling tillage farmers who have lost up to half their crops. Farmers protested outside the Dáil yesterday to highlight their plight.