FUNDING for precision grass measuring equipment has recently been added to the list of items available for grant aid through Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes (TAMS) under the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme, the Animal Welfare Nutrient and Storage Scheme and the Organic Scheme.

Macra na Feirme strongly lobbied for funding for grass measuring equipment as a means of incentivising young farmers to improve accuracy in measuring grass. The inclusion of funding for grass measuring equipment comes at a time when many Irish farms are not reaching their grass growth potential.