Fodder Support Scheme payments 'on target' to commence next month

More than 70,000 farmers have applied for the €56m Fodder Support Scheme.

Fodder Support Scheme payments to farmers are "on target" to commence in November, the Irish Farmers' Association has said.

IFA deputy president Brian Rushe was speaking after a recent Charter of Rights meeting, at which he said the Department of Agriculture gave the update on the scheme, and confirmed that it has sought additional documentation from some farmers.