Young farmers urged to re-check Parent Partnership eligibility

RE-CHECK your eligibility for the New Entrant Parent Partnership scheme, is the advice from Macra president Thomas Honner to young dairy farmers who are farming with their parents, following recent changes to the scheme.

The milk quota limit has changed from 350,000 litres for the parent to a joint limit of 500,000 litres.

A summary of procedures and requirements in the scheme is available on the www.macra.ie website.

New entrants to dairying are also reminded to request a milk quota restructuring scheme application form from their parent’s co-op, and submit it before Tuesday, May 31. (However, milk purchasers may apply to the Department of Agriculture for permission to set another date.)

You will be required to submit a birth certificate and evidence of agricultural education or training.