The Clare branch of the IFA is urging the Government to makes training schemes more accessible to farmers in this county.
The mandatory training programme for farmers approved in the second tranche of the Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme is now open, with 536 approved ACRES trainers located throughout the country.
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A total of 621 applications have been approved in tranche two in this county which is the fifth-highest number nationwide.
Feakle farmer and Clare IFA Chair Stephen Walsh says in the past, people have had to travel long distances to attend training courses which must not be the case this time around.
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