A number of farmers in Clare are still awaiting payments under the 2023 round of a Government agri-environment scheme.
Figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine show 10 Clare farmers are among 246 nationwide yet to receive their 2023 balancing payments for the ACRES scheme.
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ACRES, or the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme, provides income support to farmers who take actions on their farms to address climate change and biodiversity decline.
Feakle farmer and Chairperson of the Clare branch of the Irish Farmers Association, Stephen Walsh, says it’s a scheme that promises a lot and delivers little.
