Agri-Business
A total of 25 farmers to date have applied for a robotic milking machine in both TAMS II and TAMS 3, recent DAFM figures show.
Dairy
The exclusion of a dairy equipment scheme from the replacement for the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) under..
Calls have been made for the "urgent publication" of the detailed provisions of the Calf Investment Scheme by the IFA.
Applications will open for the new €1.5 million financial support scheme for calf rearing tomorrow, Tuesday, January 7.
Rural Life
Latest figures from the Department of Agriculture show thousands of applications from Dairy farmers for the new TAMS II farm building grants.
Details of tranche 2 of the Dairy Equipment Scheme were announced last week by the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney.
A total of 778 applications have been received to date for the Dairy Equipment Scheme in TAMS II, the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney has announced.
The new TAMS II Dairy Equipment Scheme closes to applications for Tranche 1 later this week.
The August 31 deadline for completion of work under TAMS 1 will not be extended, according to the Department of Agriculture.
The process of expansion is a stressful time for new entrant dairy farmers, said Patrick Gowing of the Teagasc Dairy Expansion Service.
The Dairy Equipment Scheme is open to all farmers who meet the general eligibility criteria, offering a standard rate of aid of 40%.
