Single payment deadline looms

MAY 15 is the closing date for receipt of applications for an allocation of Single Payment entitlements from the 2008 National Reserve.

New entrants to farming after December 31, 2005, or farmers who get a holding from a landowner who retired or died before May 16, 2005, that was leased out to a third party during the 2000 to 2002 period, can apply.

New entrants must have educational qualifications and commit to farming for five years, and must use any entitlements for five years after allocation. Unused entitlements will be returned to the National Reserve.