DEFRA Offers Measures for Movement Restrictions

DEFRA today announced the following package in recognition of foot and mouth livestock movement restrictions.

A one off payment to hill farmers totalling £8.5m at a rate equivalent to 30 per cent of the 2007 HFA payments

DEFRA to meet all costs of National Fallen Stock Scheme in FMD high risk area.

£2m for meat promotion and £1m to farming charity.

Breaches of cross compliance and agri-environment schemes directly due to FMD will not be penalised.

DEFRA is seeking Brussels agreement to easing NVZ limit for grassland farmers.

The EU has agreed to ease rules on meat from animals between 24 and 30 months

Public sector encouraged to increase opportunities for small and local producers to tender for its business.