Up to €100/ha is paid in the Irish Fodder Support Scheme

The Irish Ministry of Agriculture has announced that in 2023 it will continue with the Fodder Support Plan that it already launched in 2022. This plan, which will have an annual budget of €30 million, has already received the approval of the European Commission . The aid is a maximum of €100/ha. The aim of the plan is to support family farms during this period of uncertainty, with great pressure on the prices of agricultural inputs, particularly chemical fertilizers, and with the impact this will have on the amount of fodder produced and kept for the next year. The 2022 Scheme was a success, with more than 71,000 applicants receiving a measure of €735 per farm. The 2023 Scheme, which is a continuation of the 2022 Fodder Support Scheme, wants to incentivize farmers, particularly beef ...