Some farmers re benefitting from ACRES, the farm-environmental payments scheme which rewards measures taken to protect nature, and is not linked to producing crops or livestock.
Extreme weather in recent years and rising production costs have put many farmers to the pins of their collars.
The Forrest family had a head start on other farmers in that they were already taking part in the Pearl Mussel Project . The experience of participating in the PMP also gave the family the knowledge and confidence to sign up for ACRES cooperation. Mr O’Donnell said ACRES is different to previous farm environmental payment schemes as"it's all based on results-based scores, so farmers can improve the score of their land by their activity, whereas beforehand, it was just a prescription".
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