Government extends assistance for drought-affected farmers

Government extends assistance for drought-affected farmers

The payment amounts are equivalent to the jobseeker benefit.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, Livestock and Fisheries has presented a plan of 2.5 million euros to guarantee the supply of water in cattle farms of the Valencian Community. The...

Strawberry farmer Christian Harms-Biß from Bönebüttel prepares himself for dry times with an irrigation system for his strawberry crops. In addition, exotic fruits can also be interesting when growing fruit.

Govt extends drought financial assistance

Reading Time: 2 minutes The government has extended financial support to drought-impacted farmers across the North Island and the upper South Island. The support in the form of rural assistance payments will help farmers with living costs and will be made available from April 28 and cover 27 districts across the country. Farmers in Northland, Waikato, Taranaki, Horizons (Manawatū-Whanganui, including Tararua), and the Top of the South Island (Ma…

Applications now open for second round of drought infrastructure grants

Applications have opened for additional grants through the State Government’s On-Farm Drought Infrastructure Rebate Scheme, which includes grants of up […] Subscribe or Login to see the rest of the content. The post Applications now open for second round of drought infrastructure grants appeared first on The Islander.

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