Underfunded welfare schemes see farmers pay the price

ICSA said sheep and beef welfare scheme cuts are counterproductive after farmers have invested in animal welfare improvements

ICSA said cuts to payment rate under the beef and sheep welfare schemes were deeply unfair.

The cuts to payment rates under beef and sheep welfare schemes are described as deeply unfair and counterproductive by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Association (ICSA).

ICSA president Sean McNamara said it was particularly counterproductive after farmers were encouraged to invest in animal welfare improvements.