Knowledge Transfer Programme
Caitríona Morrissey on 10 Nov 2021
Knowledge Transfer: 19,000 farmers and €750 payment rate
A budget of €71.1m has been proposed for Knowledge Transfer groups in the next CAP, from 2023 to 2027.
Amy Forde on 20 Oct 2021
Over €71m for KT and €36m for EIPs
There will be a farm safety training element to the new KT scheme.
Rachel Donovan on 13 Oct 2021
Teagasc ‘remains committed to suckler beef farmers’
A new Knowledge Transfer programme for suckler farmers will be introduced this year spanning the 12 Teagasc advisory regions.
Caitríona Morrissey on 28 Sep 2021
Teagasc income fell by over €6m last year
The latest annual report shows that Teagasc took a significant financial hit last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Caoimhe Harney on 09 Sep 2021
‘Priority for dairy KT is economic sustainability’ - Patton
The new head of the dairy knowledge transfer will attend the Moorepark open day next week.
Darren Carty on 02 Aug 2021
CAP 2023-2027: knowledge transfer groups making a comeback
Areas of focus in the new knowledge transfer programme include biodiversity, water, climate change, animal welfare and farm management including financial management and succession planning.
Darren Carty on 27 May 2020
Farm Finance: new Forestry Knowledge Transfer Scheme opened for 2020
The scheme offers a maximum payment of €490 for participants who did not partake in the scheme in 2018 or 2019 and attend a programme of seven meetings or events.
Barry Cassidy on 24 Dec 2019
What payments should you have received?
The Department has issued up to €1.7bn in payments to farmers across 10 schemes in 2019.
Barry Cassidy on 16 Oct 2019
Knowledge Transfer a multimillion euro loss for farmers
The Knowledge Transfer programme ended in July and provided farmers with a payment up to €1,225.
Tommy Moyles on 09 Oct 2019
Combining hill sheep production and environmental management
There was a packed agenda at the recent Teagasc sheep farm walk on the farm of John F O'Sullivan at Eyeries on the Beara peninsula as everything from sheep breeding to land management was covered.
Barry Cassidy on 07 Oct 2019
Advisers call for extension of Knowledge Transfer programme
The Agricultural Consultants Association has called for the KT programme to be extended and for its members to be provided with a structured training programme.
Barry Cassidy on 11 Sep 2019
When can farmers expect to receive payments?
The Department has outlined its scheme payment schedule for the upcoming months.
Amy Forde on 04 Aug 2019
Knowledge Transfer money to roll in November
The Knowledge Transfer programme officially ended on 31 July.
Darren Carty on 19 Jun 2019
Uncertain future for Knowledge Transfer programme
The three-year programme comes to an end on 31 July with rumours of the programme rolling over into a fourth year looking increasingly uncertain.
Odile Evans on 30 Jan 2019
3,400 farmers waiting for KT payment
There are 100 farmers not paid for year one of the Knowledge Transfer scheme.
Adam Woods on 30 Jan 2019
Beef management: frozen forage crops, slurry values and mart events
Adam Woods takes a look at risks associated with feeding frozen forage crops, Tullamore Farm slurry test results and previews upcoming Irish Farmers Journal mart events around the country.
Letters to the Editor on 12 Dec 2018
Letter: the Knowledge Transfer Programme
'At the outset things took a bad turn' – William Considine, Nicharee, Duncormick, Co Wexford.
Thomas Hubert on 01 Nov 2018
Advisors receive KT payments
Knowledge Transfer group facilitators have begun to receive funds to pay farmers for this year and expect improvements on the severe difficulties experienced last year.
Peter Varley on 31 Oct 2018
Farm finance: €20m in year two KT payments commence
The Knowledge Transfer (KT) programme year two payments are hitting KT facilitators' bank accounts this week
Thomas Hubert on 03 Oct 2018
Department moves €54m away from GLAS and KT
Over €100m was left unspent by the Department of Agriculture last year, and accounts show that some money is being re-allocated from farmer schemes.