THIS week’s €280 million EU aid for dairy farmers is likely to be paid out in early 2010, equally to all dairy farmers based on their production.

European Union officials may give the North special regional status to export beef and other goods following its response to the Surrey foot-and-mouth outbreak, it emerged today.

THE 2007 Teagasc Student of the Year is Brian McGinnity, who farms 100 acres with 50 suckler cows and followers at Kilmore, Scotstown, Co Monaghan.

BOTTLENECKS in professional services relating to planning applications for the farm waste management scheme means that farmers could lose grant aid, it was claimed yesterday.