€1m in balancing payments to be issued to organic farmers this week

74,000 hectares of ground in Ireland is under organic production
€1m in balancing payments to be issued to organic farmers this week

Willie Doherty, Organic Republic, with his fresh carrotts at the Farmers' Market in Mahon Point.  Picture: Dan Linehan.  

Over €1m in balancing payments under the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) 2020 will be issued this week to 1,300 farmers.

Minister of State in the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett made the announcement earlier today.

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