Green Cert needed to inherit forestry?

isabel.hazel

Hi all,

I am 25yo and due to inherit the family farm. Our farm is 150ac and currently 50ac of that is in planted forestry with Irish Wood Producers. In the coming years as part of his retirement plan- Dad plans to plant the rest of the fields in forestry (bar the odd few paddocks which will be left as grass for small animals)

Therefore by the time I am eventually to inherit the land- 95% of it will be in forestry and not working grassland/fields. Does anyone know If I am required still to have a GreenCert to inherit forestry? Seeing as the land technically won't be "working agricultural land" anymore and it will be tied into forestry for the foreseeable future? Will I still need to have a GreenCert for tax purposes? Or is that not relevant to forestry?

For further context I am living abroad at the moment and need to plan if I need to move home for a year or two to get the GreenCert done - so all is in order for farm transfer and we have our ducks in a row.

Any insights appreciated from anyone who has inherited land in forestry or anyone who has transferred it to children or plans to.

Thanks in advance.