Minister Michelle Gildernew MP, MLA has called for farmers and the building industry to work in partnership to ensure the Farm Nutrient Management Scheme (FNMS) is delivered. Farmers have until 31st December this year to complete works under DARD’s Farm Nutrient Management Scheme which provides grant funding towards the cost of installing a slurry tank. Calling for increased efforts to meet the EU deadline the minister said: “Since I came into office I have prioritised the FNMS, with some 4,000 grant approvals now issued to farmers. However £100million worth of construction work on slurry tanks still has to be done and the big challenge now is to urgently get the work started to meet the EU’s deadline of 31 December 2008. I am determined that as many as farmers as possible can benefit from the FNMS grant and it is only through working together that we can meet the EU deadline in the limited time left. I also wish to thank both the UFU and NIAPA for their strong support for our efforts to get as many farmers as possible through the scheme before the end of December.”

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12 June 2008
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