Payment in new suckler scheme 'far too low'

The scheme is a support measure designed to enhance animal health and husbandry on suckler farms.

Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) livestock chairman Brendan Golden said that the National Beef Welfare Scheme is a "support for service providers, not farmers".

The new suckler scheme announced this week has received strong criticism from farmers over the payment rate, and the inclusion of Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) testing.

Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) livestock chairman Brendan Golden said that the National Beef Welfare Scheme is a "support for service providers, not farmers".