Almost €2.5 million to be awarded to farmers in Tipperary

A total of €2,446,310 in payments under the Tillage and Horticulture Support scheme have commenced to 808 farmers in Tipperary.

Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, has announced payments totalling €32.4 million will be issued to farmers through the scheme.

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Tipperary TD Michael Murphy said: “Last spring, Government recognised the difficult position tillage and horticultural farmers found themselves in due to exceptionally poor weather and continued high input costs.

“As part of Budget 2025, funding was secured to deliver on the Government’s commitment for a €100 per hectare payment to support tillage and horticulture growers who planted crops for the 2024 harvest”.

“The tillage and horticultural sectors are exceptionally important to the Irish agri-food sector and Tipperary, and we wanted to ensure that supports were in place to assist farmers.”

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Minister Heydon said: “Payment of €100 per hectare will be made on eligible tillage and horticulture crops that were declared on farmers’ 2024 BISS applications. These payments will be visible in farmers’ bank accounts in the coming days.”

Farmers wishing to contact the department regarding their Tillage and Horticulture Support Scheme payments, can ring the Direct Payments Helpline at 057 867 4422. or by email to tillage@agriculture.gov.ie.