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Suckler cow quota
26/02/2003
The 2003 national reserve of suckler cow quota will be
open for applications from March 4, it was announced
today.
The application period will run until March 31 2003. All
applicants will be informed of the outome of their
applications before the start of the 2003 suckler cow
premium quota trading period which opens around
mid-June.
Unsuccessful applicants will therefore be informed in
time to enable them to acquire quota from the market before
submitting a claim.
Application forms and explanatory leaflets for the 2003
national reserve will be available from SEERAD local area
offices from 4 March. If producers wish to apply to the
National Reserve, it is their responsibility to obtain an
application form, complete it correctly and return it to
the Department by 31 March 2003 at the latest.
The categories of the 2003 national reserve are as
follows:
* Producers who are taking over land from which quota
has been removed by a departing tenant or sharefarmer whose
tenancy or sharefarming agreement was drawn up before 1
January 1993.
* Producers in environmental schemes switching from
arable to livestock farming.
* Individual newcomers to farming in 2002 or 2003, under
the age of 40. (Scottish partnerships, members of Scottish
partnerships and limited companies are not eligible to
apply to this category)
* Individual newcomers to farming in 2002 or 2003, aged
40 and over. (Scottish partnerships, members of Scottish
partnerships and limited companies are not eligible to
apply to this category)
* Producers who have already entered, or who are
committed to entering the Organic Aid Scheme.
* First time premium claimants in 2002 or 2003.
* Producers who are returning land to suckler cow
farming which was temporarily used for non-agricultural
purposes.
* Separate but similar arrangements are being made in
England, Wales and Northern Ireland.