With the clocking ticking down towards the 31 May deadline for completing all measures in year one of the Knowledge Transfer (KT) Programme, some farmers have a lot to do.
As well as attending five group meetings (or four group meetings and a national event), livestock farmers involved in KT groups must complete an on-farm health measure, an e-Profit Monitor, a breeding plan, a grassland management plan and a health and safety plan.
However, it appears some farmers are way behind in their progress towards completing all their tasks.
Some farmers have yet to even contact a vet in order to complete an on-farm health measure before the 31 May deadline.
Those who have contacted a vet have found a wide variety in the fees being charged by individual vets.
There is a high level of dissatisfaction with the KT Programme, as reported by the Irish Farmers Journal.
With 20,000 farmers registered in the KT scheme, 30 farmers have officially notified the Department of Agriculture that they have left the programme. However, many more are on the brink of leaving due to high costs, bureaucracy and the amount of time and effort involved.
The IFA this week called for a review of the scheme after year one.
Rural development chair Joe Brady said one of the main issues was “the attempt by vets to impose charges which significantly dilute the value of the scheme to farmers”.
He also said farmers in peripheral areas were being forced to use a vet from outside their locality, who had completed the Department of Agriculture course to become a KT-approved vet.
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No plans to extend Knowledge Transfer deadline
With the clocking ticking down towards the 31 May deadline for completing all measures in year one of the Knowledge Transfer (KT) Programme, some farmers have a lot to do.
As well as attending five group meetings (or four group meetings and a national event), livestock farmers involved in KT groups must complete an on-farm health measure, an e-Profit Monitor, a breeding plan, a grassland management plan and a health and safety plan.
However, it appears some farmers are way behind in their progress towards completing all their tasks.
Some farmers have yet to even contact a vet in order to complete an on-farm health measure before the 31 May deadline.
Those who have contacted a vet have found a wide variety in the fees being charged by individual vets.
There is a high level of dissatisfaction with the KT Programme, as reported by the Irish Farmers Journal.
With 20,000 farmers registered in the KT scheme, 30 farmers have officially notified the Department of Agriculture that they have left the programme. However, many more are on the brink of leaving due to high costs, bureaucracy and the amount of time and effort involved.
The IFA this week called for a review of the scheme after year one.
Rural development chair Joe Brady said one of the main issues was “the attempt by vets to impose charges which significantly dilute the value of the scheme to farmers”.
He also said farmers in peripheral areas were being forced to use a vet from outside their locality, who had completed the Department of Agriculture course to become a KT-approved vet.
Read more
No plans to extend Knowledge Transfer deadline
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