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A County Westmeath dairy farmer has become the latest member of the Lakeland Dairies Board.

The Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) has returned for 2023 with €440 million in funding available for farmers looking to modernise and upgrade their farms.

Macra na Feirme want to hear from all those living or working in rural Ireland.

The Grassland Farmer of the Year competition for 2020 was officially launched by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Dara Calleary, T.D at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in Dublin this week.

The latest Farm Report from IPAV, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers, launched by Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan TD, has found that land sales during 2019 averaged between €8,800 and €9,000 per acre, a little weaker than the previous year.

In his budget day speech, Minister Michael Noonan recognised the significant role played by the farming and agri-food sector in Ireland’s economic recovery. This important sector employs approximately 169,000 people across the country and its produce is one of Ireland’s top 10 exported commodities.