€2.4million payments being made to Clare beef farmers
FINE Gael TD Joe Carey has confirmed that more than €2.4million is being paid to Clare beef and suckler farmers under the Beef Data and Genomics Programmes (BDGP). “These payments are in addition to the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme for Sucklers (BEEP-S) and Dairy Beef scheme payments that issued last week and further payments will […]
Low interest loans helping Clare farmers reduce debt
MORE than a hundred Clare farmers have availed of low interest loans from the Strategic Banking Corporation to pay down more expensive forms of short-term debt. Responding to Clare Fine Gael TD Joe Carey, Agriculture Minister Michael Creed confirmed that the average amount borrowed was €32.704 at an interest rate of 2.95 per cent and […]