IFA welcomes higher ANC payment rates for 2018

IFA President Joe Healy has welcomed confirmation by Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed of how the additional €25m for the 2018 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) scheme will be allocated.

He said it is important that the additional €25m allocated for 2018 marks the start of the reversal of cuts to the important scheme imposed in 2009.

IFA Rural Development Chairman Joe Brady said it is important that all farmers will benefit from the increase. He reminded that the ANC Review will begin this year and said, “The objective for the Review must be to bring the allocation back to €250m.”