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Young Farmers/Courses

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  • 19-10-2006 9:49am
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    nollaig
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    For somebody in their early 20's who's going to inherit the farm from their father, Should they do a course in agriculture? Do they have to take one to avail of any grants etc.?


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    maidhc
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    Yes.

    You get an exemption from stamp duty, as well as installation aid, and some preferential treatment with other schemes. All in all, it is well worth doing.

    If you have a degree or a HETAC qualification of a certain standard you can do a 100 hour course, otherwise it is agri college.

    Best bet is to contact teagasc.


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    The_Conductor
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    Yes- Teagasc will have all the details.
    They have developed a number of online courses, along with evening/weekend courses- and the work placement modules of the courses can now be undertaken on the home farm- so all in all its not as intursive an undertaking as it might have been years ago.


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    JohnBoy
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    They do have an online option which i have just completed, i haven't gotten my qualification back yet, but i have completed it.

    You need either a qualifying third level course (and you don't have to have completed it) or a certain amount of farming experience.

    It's supposed to take 4 hours a week, plus 4 practical/exam days.

    it costs about €1100 all in and takes around six months.

    Check out ecollege.teagasc.ie or ring teagasc kinsealy 01 8459000 and ask for Thomas Harty


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