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The Government announced it is to continue with the Sheep Welfare Scheme and increase funding to farmers by €5/ewe.
The focus remains on completing the mandatory training online, with five venues launched as an alternative for in-person training.
The annual report of the Agriculture Appeals Office has shown that 48% of appeals taken by farmers were successfully contested with the plaintiff receiving a payment or not receiving a penalty.
Adam Woods talks to Sean Sherman about the breed and how it continues to hit new highs in terms of weanling prices.
The training will be held over five days in counties Kilkenny, Westmeath, Mayo, Cork and Donegal.
During his announcement, the Minister acknowledged that the online facility provided to date has not been easily accessible for a significant number of farmers.
Within this figure, over 4,000 farmers have fully finished their mandatory training, which must be completed by all participants by 15 November 2024.
At first the cows were rather indignant at being taken indoors so early in the year, writes Karen McCabe.
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Where farmers do not complete the training, they will be removed from the scheme.
