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3,000 registered farm partnerships formed

The number of established Registered Farm Partnerships (RFPs) has now reached 3,000.

That is according to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, who said a further 343 new partnerships were registered this year ahead of the Basic Payment Application (BPS) deadline of May 15th.

Apart from the obvious social benefits of forming a farm partnership e.g. better work/life balance, smoother intergenerational transfer and more efficient use of land, particularly around the milking platform, the state provides incentives to encourage the creation and maintenance of farm partnerships.

Incentives 

These incentives, the DAFM outlined, include the granting of enhanced 50% stock relief to members of registered farm partnerships and allowing increased thresholds under some of the CAP Pillar I and Pillar II schemes such as BPS and TAMS.

“Generational renewal within agriculture is recognised as a key challenge facing the sector.”

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“My Department has developed and supported policies to encourage the next generation of farm families and the take-up of farm partnerships in such numbers is testament to these incentives.” Minister Creed said.

“My Department has put a huge effort into assisting farmers with their applications and staff in the Farm Partnership Unit showed commitment, determination and flexibility to achieve this positive outcome for all concerned.”

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