73 new entrants to dairy farming allocated 14m litres of milk quota

A TOTAL of 73 new entrants to dairying have been allocated 14 million litres of milk quota under the New Entrants Scheme.

Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith, who announced his decision yesterday, said he was delighted to help a significant number of new entrants to take their first steps towards what he hoped will be successful careers in dairying.

“New entrants are vital to the future of the dairy sector, and it is greatly encouraging to see not only a high level of interest in the scheme, but also the impressively high calibre of the applicants.”