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Livestock Units Question

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  • 30-04-2010 1:35pm
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    lanod2407
    Registered Users Posts: 641 ✭✭✭


    I've 5.5 hectares of land and want to calculate how many LU's I need to keep on the land to get my SFP - can anyone provide a calculation for me?


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    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,645 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    I think the min sr is 0.15 lu/ha. So multiply 5.5 by 0.15, = 0.85 lu. I think 1 2yr old cow should do it. Just check it with somone else to be sure, after all Im only a farmer and sure what would I know!

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    lanod2407
    Registered Users Posts: 641 ✭✭✭lanod2407


    Thanks Blue5000 - my kids tell me I'm a wanna-be farmer, so being "only a farmer" is my goal at the moment!!!


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    JohnBoy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,343 ✭✭✭JohnBoy


    I didnt realise you needed to keep livestock to qualify for the SFP? I thought you just needed to maintain the land in "good agricultural and environmental condition"?


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    Ms. Ka
    Registered Users Posts: 189 ✭✭Ms. Ka


    You need it to draw down DAS payments


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