Agri-Business
To date, the Department of Agriculture has accepted 260 applications under the Old Young Farmer category of the 2015 National Reserve.
The Forgotten Farmer Group is set to hold a "monster meeting" later this week to address the issues facing 'old young farmers'.
There is still a category of younger farmers who are excluded form the National Reserve, according to ICSA President Patrick Kent.
The group known as the ‘old young farmers will be accommodated under the 2015 National Reserve Scheme the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney has confirmed.
The Minister for Agriculture has given an update on the ‘old’ young farmers issues ahead of a major meeting of affected farmers in Athlone on Friday
