22nd September 2015   Wicklow and Carlow farmers to receive €2.9m under the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme The announcement by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney that €2.9million will be issued in Wicklow & Carlow under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme (ANC) is welcome and represents a boost for sustainable farming.   The Department of Agriculture have started to issue €117 million in payments nationally and €2.9million in counties Wicklow & Carlow under the 2015 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme. The Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme replaced the Disadvantaged Areas Scheme under the new Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020. The Scheme is co-funded … Continue reading New scheme will boost farmers in areas of Natural Constraints