The Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme covers an array of equipment and buildings and opens to applications on the May 28 and closes on August 28.

The Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney said the Scheme is very important – offering eligible young farmers a special rate of aid of 60% of investment costs, compared to the standard rate of 40% which will be generally available to other farmers.

The application process

Applications must be submitted online through agfood.ie.

Applicants who wish to apply online or through their agents must first be registered for online services (OLS) with the Department.

Instructions for registration can be found online at www.agfood.ie or you can contact agfood online services helpline in  the Department’s Portlaoise office Locall 1890252118 or 0761 064424 or email [email protected]

Where the Department identifier is registered in multiple names, applications submitted quoting the identifier are deemed to be submitted with the consent of all registered owners, e.g. in the following cases

Where the Department identifier is registered in more than one name i.e Joint Herd number
In the case of Partnerships, by all Partners
In the case of companies, by the Company Directors.

Manual applications forms will not be accepted. Applications which are submitted in hard-copy format, including applications which are submitted by hand shall be rejected by the Department and returned to the applicant as ineligible.

Applicants will not be able to amend applications following submission online.

For this reason applicants are advised to ensure that the application is completed fully and accurately prior to submission.

Full Terms and Conditions of the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme can be seen

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