Rush for 1,200 National Reserve Scheme and Young Farmer Scheme applicants to enrol in Green Cert

Applicants for the 2015 National Reserve Scheme (NR) and Young Farmer Scheme (YFS) must enrol in a Green Cert or equivalent programme before the end of 2015.

Teagasc estimates that more than 1,200 YFS/NR applicants on their lists will need to enrol before the end of the year, and the organisation is now making arrangements to accomodate all affected applicants who have not already commenced an approved agricultural course.

The Department of Agriculture is writing to all applicants advising them to immediately contact their education provider.