News Q&A: €395m of grant aid for farm modernisation

The Organic Capital Investment Scheme opened last week, with an allocation of €8m in grants for farm modernisation until 2020.

It is one of the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes (TAMS), in which grant aid is prioritised for dairy equipment; low emission slurry spreading equipment; animal housing; animal welfare; farm safety; farm nutrient storage; pig and poultry investments in energy, water meters and medicine dispensers; and capital investment by young farmers and organic farmers.

The total allocation for the various on-farm investment schemes is €395m.