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Individual or Joint Herd Number?

  • 05-02-2016 11:33am
    #1
    Huntergonzo
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    Just looking for some advice please, here's the situation:

    My father owns 150 acres of land, but he retired in the late 90s, he has no entitlements and most of the land is set out to tillage farmers but we still have about 15 acres of grassland for ourselves that we're not using.

    Now I'm under 30 and I've only recently completed my green cert and I'd like to buy in a few cattle but the problem is we have no herd number because my dad had to surrender his for early retirement.

    So my question is, under our circumstances would I be better off applying for a herd number under my name or a joint one with me and my father?

    Ps, he doesn't care either way.


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  • #2
    ABlur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 826 ✭✭✭ABlur


    Huntergonzo wrote: »
    Just looking for some advice please, here's the situation:

    My father owns 150 acres of land, but he retired in the late 90s, he has no entitlements and most of the land is set out to tillage farmers but we still have about 15 acres of grassland for ourselves that we're not using.

    Now I'm under 30 and I've only recently completed my green cert and I'd like to buy in a few cattle but the problem is we have no herd number because my dad had to surrender his for early retirement.

    So my question is, under our circumstances would I be better off applying for a herd number under my name or a joint one with me and my father?

    Ps, he doesn't care either way.

    As your father was in the early retirement scheme he can't return to farming again so he won't get a herd number for this reason. Best to go it alone!


  • #3
    Huntergonzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,160 ✭✭✭Huntergonzo


    ABlur wrote: »
    As your father was in the early retirement scheme he can't return to farming again so he won't get a herd number for this reason. Best to go it alone!

    Ok that's great, thank you for the reply, I was sort of leaning that way anyway but I was just wondering would there be any complications on him owning the land and me having the herd number? like for instance could I claim entitlements or apply for grants under the national reserve or would I be ineligible?


  • #4
    ABlur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 826 ✭✭✭ABlur


    Huntergonzo wrote: »
    Ok that's great, thank you for the reply, I was sort of leaning that way anyway but I was just wondering would there be any complications on him owning the land and me having the herd number? like for instance could I claim entitlements or apply for grants under the national reserve or would I be ineligible?

    You don't need to own to land, leasing it will do to get you a herd number. On the grants and other stuff you should talk to an agricultural advisor on that.


  • #5
    Limestone Cowboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,554 ✭✭✭Limestone Cowboy


    Huntergonzo wrote: »
    Ok that's great, thank you for the reply, I was sort of leaning that way anyway but I was just wondering would there be any complications on him owning the land and me having the herd number? like for instance could I claim entitlements or apply for grants under the national reserve or would I be ineligible?
    If your off farm income is under a certain amount (40k) not sure of that figure though then you can apply to the Nat reserve for entitlements and young farmer scheme. Depending on where you are located you can apply for the ANC (area aid) aswell but if your ground was in tillage I'm assuming your farming in one of the better parts of the country. An agri adviser will point you in the right direction.


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