Milk quota applications deadline

THE closing date for receipt of applications to the third Milk Quota Trading Scheme is October 26, Food Minister Mary Coughlan has announced.

At the national ploughing championships in Co Offaly, Ms Coughlan said application forms will be available from co-ops next week.

Ms Coughlan said the scheme is now an important feature of the dairying landscape as the sector faces into a radically altered market and the challenges associated with quota reform.