€25m top-ups to new entrant and young farmer entitlements

Macra has advised young people intending to start farming, or who have recently set up in farming, to plan carefully for the Single Farm Payment National Reserve.

For young farmers and new entrants who have low or no entitlements, it offers entitlements at the national average value of €170, plus greening (total €254).

It is open to farmers aged under 40 who have commenced farming since late May 16, 2010, have off-farm income of less than €40,000, and have agriculture education qualifications (or commence education before late 2016).