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Green cert?

  • 28-02-2015 10:07am
    #1
    bigtomm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 174 ✭✭


    This has probably been asked in different formats many times..

    my questions are;

    Do i need a green cert to continue farming? (im a son,my dad died)

    what is the main purposes of a green cert?

    thank you


Comments

  • #2
    case5130
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 222 ✭✭case5130


    No u don't but you do need it to get into the new young farmers program


  • #3
    bigtomm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 174 ✭✭bigtomm


    case5130 wrote: »
    No u don't but you do need it to get into the new young farmers program

    New young farmers programme...
    if i do not have green cert,am i entitled to any grants/headage payments from europe?


  • #4
    case5130
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 222 ✭✭case5130


    Ya u can get the normal single dram payment. And apply to the glas scheme if u can get in


  • #5
    merryberry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 332 ✭✭merryberry


    Sorry to hear about ur dad. My advice is to do it. Plenty of options to do it to fit ur circumstances. U need it for national reserve, young farmers 25% top up, to avail of higher infrastructure grants, agri relief/ stamp duty (though i think one of thses doest apply in the case of inhertritance) and stock relief. As the other posters said u can get away without it and they are right but ur limiting ur opportunites.


  • #6
    bigtomm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 174 ✭✭bigtomm


    Thanks Merry & other ops...
    Yes it seems it has its benifits...I shall look into this so a little more....


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  • #7
    just do it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    I think some of the newer schemes look for it like the beef discussion group one for example. Also to qualify for young farmer top up of 20% on shed grants etc you need it.

    Also you'll learn a bit and meet lads at the same stage as yourself.


  • #8
    bigtomm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 174 ✭✭bigtomm


    Hi Jdi...thing is though..i think if a future exists on land/farming etc for me, then its towards the organic side..basically im on a small farm(25)acres by the river..its quite beautiful,and through the last couple hundrd years its done its animal rearing/potatoes/veg/milking/beef etc...
    I would ideally move towards self sufficiency and possible smallscale lakeside café/retreat. which in my mind means looking for benifits of past lifestlyes too... Im not sure id ever be puttin down any more sheds...
    Thanks for your adivce


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