Reserve ‘great for the young farmers who want to progress’

The re-opened National Reserve is great news for young farmers who want to progress their careers, said Macra na Feirme National President Seán Finan.
Reserve ‘great for the young farmers who want to progress’

He said young farmers feared they would have to go without a National Reserve up to 2020, if it was not opened this year, and Macra na Feirme had been actively campaigning for it over an extended period.

Aimed at educated young farmers and new entrants to farming who fulfil specific criteria, the 2017 National Reserve will provide entitlements at the national average value, or a top-up to the national average value on entitlements that are below the national average, for successful applicants.

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