Traditional hill farms are under pressure socially and economically, but what can be done to stem the flow away from management of our sensitive upland areas.
SUBSCRIBER ONLYCashflow is becoming an issue on farms and farmers need their ACRES balancing payments, according to the IFA.
IFA hill farming chair Cáillin Conneely said delays to ACRES payments has compounded financial hardship for farmers.
The IFA hill farming chair Caillin Conneely has called for more clarity with regards to panel scoring and the Non-Productive Investment (NPI) applications.