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Mayo Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary has welcomed indications from the Secretary General of the Department of Agriculture Tom Moran that the Agri-Environment Options Scheme may be reopened this year. Mr Moran made the comments to the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture last week, just weeks after the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney admitted that he is not considering reopening the scheme. Deputy Calleary said, “There was much anger and upset among thousands of farmers in Mayo and across the West last month when Minister Coveney said there would be no new AEOS scheme this year. It will come as a huge relief to them if the Minister rows back on this, as indicated now by the Secretary General of his Department.

The racing season in the Midlands kicks off this evening at Kilbeggan buoyed by the news that the lack of facilities for the horses should be a thing of the past by this time next year.

Sinn Féin Councillor Thérèse Ruane has welcomed the plan to develop Rehins Woods which will now be submitted to the Department of Agriculture for consideration under the NeighbourWoods Scheme.

Two Westmeath businesses have been announced as winners of Bord Bia’s National Amenity Horticulture Quality Awards, held on Friday night in Dublin.

A new scheme will see individual beef and suckler farmers who join up and attend a discussion group get a cheque for approximately €1,000 per member from the Department of Agriculture.

Preparations are under way in Mayo schools as pupils and teachers alike pave the way for the introduction of a new healthy eating programme. The objective of the Food Dudes programme, run by Bord Bia, with funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the EU School Fruit Scheme, is to encourage children to eat more fruit and vegetables both in school and at home. The programme is currently being introduced to primary schools nationwide.

Fine Gael deputy Sean Kyne said this week that he understands the decision made by the minister of agriculture to cut REPS 4 payments by 10 per cent in order to protect other schemes.

Two Galwegians were among the prize winners at the annual staff culinary competition organised by food and facilities management providers, Sodexo.

Westmeath’s councillors have pledged to do all they can to support the local farming community, after receiving a presentation from the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) on some of the challenges facing the county’s farmers.

Sinn Féin councillor Rose Conway-Walsh has described the requirement for farmers in SAC areas to get planning permission for putting up a sheep fence under the Sheep Fencing Grant Scheme as stark, raving mad.