Call to include more young farmers in future TAMS plans
“We welcome the scheme, and we hope that it will be rolled out to all farmers before too long, and not just young farmers,” he said. “We hope the minister can adjust the scheme to include more people. The definition of ‘young farmer’ needs to be applied in a much more flexible manner as the five-year rule will exclude many young farmers who are under 40 years of age from the 60% grant.”
Mr McCarthy said there are many young farmers who acquired a herd number several years ago, but did not start farming until recently. These farmers must be eligible for the higher grant.
