New schemes will take time, says Poots
SHARING OPTIONS: Minister Poots is keen to introduce coupled payments for the suckler and sheep sectors. \ Philip Doyle There will be no radical change to farm support schemes in NI within a short timeframe, DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has said. “Proper consultation is vital and as such, new schemes take time to develop and implement,” the minister told Stormont’s agriculture committee last Thursday. During the briefing with MLAs, Minister Poots reiterated that an area-based payment will be part of future farm support, but at lower levels than the cu...
Source: farmersjournal.ie
