New Grants Made Available To Help Dairy Farmers in Wicklow Go Green

Monday, February 18th, 2019 2:29pm

By Hugh O'Farrell Walsh

The government will cover 40 per cent of the cost of climate friendly milk pumps.

New grants have been made available to help dairy farmers go green.

They could save farmers 1,500 euro a year on bills and significantly reduces carbon emissions.

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