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January 14, 2021 1:47 pm
While the announcement that the first tranche of Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) for 2021 will commence on Saturday, January 16, has been welcomed by the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA), it is calling for more clarity about funding.
The scheme provides grants for on-farm capital investment.
Farm and Rural Affairs committee chairperson, Denis Drennan, said the decision to continue with another tranche of TAMS was a “positive step”; however, he added that it must be accompanied by the allocation of the funding necessary to enable farmers to get approval and carry out investment within the normal Farmers’ Charter deadlines.
January 14, 2021 5:28 pm
The continuation of measures from the Calf Investment Scheme under the new programme of the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) for 2021 has been described as “welcome news” for farmers.
Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard said that farmers would “welcome clarity that the scheme will continue” in this form, following a previous announcement last year that the scheme would not continue due to a lack of funding for it.
“2,500 farmers applied for the scheme last year. It probably would have been more if there was more time to apply,” Lombard said.
I was somewhat surprised to hear there would be no scheme in place for 2021 in November, as I think most of the farming community was.
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