How many Fodder Support Scheme applications in your county?
Over 29,000 applications have been made to date for the Fodder Support Scheme, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed.
The €56 million scheme aims to incentivise farmers, in particular drystock farmers, to grow more silage and/or hay to avoid a shortage of fodder over the coming winter and next spring.
The payment rate will be up to €100/ha, up to a maximum of 10ha. Payments are expected to begin issuing in late November.
The closing date for applications for the scheme, which can be made through the Exceptional Aid System the agfood website, is August 2.
The DAFM said that as of 9:00a.m this morning (Friday, July 15) 29,232 applications had been received.
The department also confirmed that Galway currently has the highest number of applications at almost 3,200, followed by Mayo and Cork.
Dublin has the lowest amount of applications.
The following table provides a county-by-county breakdown for the number of applications made to DAFM to date:
| County | Total applications |
|---|---|
| Carlow | 381 |
| Cavan | 1,198 |
| Clare | 1,569 |
| Cork | 2,270 |
| Donegal | 1,125 |
| Dublin | 70 |
| Galway | 3,193 |
| Kerry | 1,266 |
| Kildare | 529 |
| Kilkenny | 895 |
| Laois | 846 |
| Leitrim | 879 |
| Limerick | 1,068 |
| Longford | 831 |
| Louth | 310 |
| Mayo | 2,654 |
| Meath | 801 |
| Monaghan | 1,071 |
| Offaly | 774 |
| Roscommon | 2,142 |
| Sligo | 1,197 |
| Tipperary | 1,663 |
| Waterford | 515 |
| Westmeath | 845 |
| Wexford | 720 |
| Wicklow | 420 |
| TOTAL | 29,232 |
Meanwhile, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has urged farmers “not to take the foot off the pedal” when it comes to saving fodder this year.
Charlie McConalogue told the National Fodder and Food Security Committee meeting on Wednesday (July 13) that farmers should take advantage of every opportunity to save additional fodder.
