Herd number worries eased in ANC scheme

Farmers waiting for herd numbers won’t lose out on disadvantaged area payments, provided they satisfy the stocking rate for payment for the remainder of the year after receiving herd numbers, according to ICMSA.

“The Department will expect the farmer to have animals in place within two weeks of having been granted a herd number,” said ICMSA President, John Comer.

Up to mid-May, the Department of Agriculture had processed over 3,000 new herd number applications this year, and over 3,200 amendments to existing herd numbers.