Farmers call for more funding for liming programme to 'satisfy demand'

"Limiting support per tonne or eligible volumes will prove counterproductive overall."

The €8m National Liming Programme 2023 opened for applicants in mid-March and closed on April 20. For participating farmers, the measure will provide €16 per tonne of calcium ground limestone or magnesium ground limestone applied.

Farmers are calling for more funding to be allocated to the National Liming Programme to "satisfy demand".

Irish Farmers' Association rural development chairman Michael Biggins has called for the Department of Agriculture to ensure that all farmers who applied for the programme are accepted into the scheme in full.