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Farmers say they will stage more protests until land identification concerns dealt with

Farmers in West Cork say they will stage more protests outside the Agriculture Minister's constit...
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20.48 29 Nov 2014


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Farmers say they will stage more protests until land identification concerns dealt with

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20.48 29 Nov 2014


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Farmers in West Cork say they will stage more protests outside the Agriculture Minister's constituency office until the issue of the "land parcel identification review" is dealt with.

The controversial system uses aerial photographs and high precision satellite images to identify which parts of a farmers land are deemed unsuitable for farming.

Farmers then have to exclude from their Single Farm Payment application all ineligible features - such as scrub, roadways, forests, and lakes.

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Around 100 famers protested today outside Simon Coveney's constituency office in Carrigaline.

National Chairman of the ICSA Dermot Kelleher says the system does not make sense:


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