April 30 deadline to get involved in latest local EIP scheme

EIP funding in the current Rural Development Programme is raising the profile of how farmers can help biodiversity around the country.

At the latest EIP launch, for the national Freshwater Pearl Mussel conservation programme, Michael Davern told the farmers of Ardgroom how their counterparts in the Burren, Co Clare, are being remunerated for looking after the environment, and re-implementing ancient farming practices for financial reward.