Minister of State Martin Heydon said move by Minister Charlie McConalogue with harvest under way has thrown plans of many farmers into disarray
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue said there was a need to focus on building up fodder stocks for next year. Photograph: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images
Mr McConalogue on Wednesday announced he will seek a deferral of this year’s iteration of the scheme from the European Commission, arguing that bad weather last winter depleted national straw reserves, meaning there was very little availability earlier this year.Danny Dyer could play a flautist in wartime Budapest, Percy Bysshe Shelley or Jesus Christ.
“Suspending the scheme now as harvest is under way across the country has thrown many farmers’ plans into disarray,” he said, adding that he is “concerned about the level of consultation that took place with farmers and their representatives prior to this change being proposed”.
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