69,403 apply for Fodder Support Scheme
Payments will begin to issue in late November once all administrative, compliance and on-the-spot inspections have been undertaken, with all money set to be paid by the end of the year.
A total of 69,403 applications were received for the Fodder Support Scheme by its closing date at the start of this month.
The number compares with up to 100,102 beef and sheep farms recorded in Ireland in the 2020 farm census — 17,435 specialist sheep units, 74,159 specialist beef herds and 8,508 mixed livestock farms.
