discussion group payment

castletrader

Does any one know when the payment for last years discussion group grant will be payed out and will it be the 1000 euro or less?Thanks.

linebacker52

Just back from discussion group was told money should be paid soon between 900 and 1000 eruo

whelan1

i was told it would be the end of february, i too am just back from a group meeting ,but had to leave early so couldnt ask about it. Will it be paid in to our accounts or do we get a cheque?

keep going

almost certainly have modulation out of it@8% so theyre taking modulation money out of modulation money

castletrader

It should be going to bank ac ,but when?? Hopefully soon.

whelan1

anyone hear anything ?

dryan

there is a discussion group payment?? This is news to me...
how do you qualify for it?
how do you apply for it?

whelan1

you have to go to 8 meetings during the year , ask your teagasc advisor

Mrmoe

Waiting for payment as well. The only thing I could find on line was this article from February

As many as 90% of applicants will receive their payment of between €900 and €1,000 each this month.

http://www.carlow-nationalist.ie/tabId/401/itemId/8225/Discussion-groups-making-dairy-farms-more-efficien.aspx

5live

Was at a farm walk on monday and advisor said E971:D. But never mentioned modulation of 8%:mad:. So about E900 i reckon. But when it will arrive is anybodys guess. I guess tomorrow with new minister may try to bring a bit of good news and announce a date:o

whelan1

5live wrote: »

Was at a farm walk on monday and advisor said E971:D. But never mentioned modulation of 8%:mad:. So about E900 i reckon. But when it will arrive is anybodys guess. I guess tomorrow with new minister may try to bring a bit of good news and announce a date:o

i hope you're right

dryan

whelan1 wrote: »

you have to go to 8 meetings during the year , ask your teagasc advisor

At what time of the day/night do these discussion groups usually meet up?
How long do meetings usually last?

As a part time farmer, i would like to take part but first i would have to see how it fits in around my day job.

whelan1

ours are at 11am usually and a couple at 8pm, 11am ones are usually farm walks

stanflt

whelan1 wrote: »

you have to go to 8 meetings during the year , ask your teagasc advisor

can 2people from the same farm claim or would their have 2be seperate herd no.s

whelan1

they get your creamery supply number aswell , so i dont know ask your local teagasc advisor

stanflt

im in a seperate group than the auld man- hes feed up with his group he reckons its not as professional as the one im in-i dont get paid but was wondering if i could-i never asked

dar31

stanflt wrote: »

can 2people from the same farm claim or would their have 2be seperate herd no.s

we get two under the partnership, but in general it is only one per herd no..
has to be a registered milk production partnership.

whelan1

have you seperate herd numbers ? there are 2 people from a couple of farms in our group but they claim as one , mostly only 1 of them goes to the meeting

stanflt

whelan1 wrote: »

have you seperate herd numbers ? there are 2 people from a couple of farms in our group but they claim as one , mostly only 1 of them goes to the meeting

no only one herd no:(

5live

whelan1 wrote: »

have you seperate herd numbers ? there are 2 people from a couple of farms in our group but they claim as one , mostly only 1 of them goes to the meeting

I think its linked to SFP. If only one SFP payment then only 1 payment. You must attend 9 meetings a year and host a meeting on your own farm at least once during the remaining 2 years among things like profit monitors and grazing plans. Each participant can nominate another person to attend meetings for them so the total attendance is 9 including certain open days like moorepark. The dept website probably has a list of teagasc and non teagasc groups

whelan1

anyone hear anything

reilig

Yesterday's Farming Indo had a small article in it which said that the payment will come in the next few weeks - between €900 and €1000

whelan1

feck missed that , thanks

castletrader

Still no payment . what a joke it is .Was ment to be payed last december.

whelan1

have group meeting wednesday will ask

whelan1

asked advisor today and he said thats a good question and moved on

whelan1

anyone hear anything , its a joke at this stage

keep going

yeah i heard something,the weather is fine for the weekend.

5live

At our discussion group meeting on monday a guy asked and was told no comment and moved quickly on. Its gone beyond a joke and into farce now. Then again, we never pushed for a payment date so they arent going to be pushed to pay it out:mad:

whelan1

5live wrote: »

At our discussion group meeting on monday a guy asked and was told no comment and moved quickly on. Its gone beyond a joke and into farce now. Then again, we never pushed for a payment date so they arent going to be pushed to pay it out:mad:

seems to be what they have been told so... it would annoy you , as i could really do with the money at the minute before the milk cheque comes in

whelan1

any one hear anything , doesnt look like we are going to get the money at all:mad:

5live

I got cross last week and rang my local government minister to find out anything at all, even the amount due. The woman i got talking to eventually hadnt a bogs notion what i was talking about. She said she would ring me back in a day or 2. Somehow, that response reminds me of a previous government:mad:. The more things change the more they stay the same:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

castletrader

Was talking to the local teagasc adviser 2 weeks ago and they said it would be out in the next 2 weeks.Still no where to be seen , its a joke at this stage.

whelan1

castletrader wrote: »

Was talking to the local teagasc adviser 2 weeks ago and they said it would be out in the next 2 weeks.Still no where to be seen , its a joke at this stage.

at this stage i will believe it when i see it.... i like my discussion group meetings and i learn a hell of alot from going to them , the fact there is a payment is a good incentive to make the effort to go

whelan1

in the journal today that payment is to be made first week of may:D

whelan1

minister coveney announced today that payments have commenced:)

Mrmoe

whelan1 wrote: »

minister coveney announced today that payments have commenced:)

It's about time too , although I wont count my chickens until the cash is in the bank :pac:

whelan1

Mrmoe wrote: »

It's about time too , although I wont count my chickens until the cash is in the bank :pac:

same here

castletrader

Still no sign of it . Thought it might have payed last night .Did anyone get their payment.?Teagasc may wait another while for their anual fees then.

whelan1

no sign... at this stage i am well fed up:mad:

whelan1

castletrader wrote: »

Still no sign of it . Thought it might have payed last night .Did anyone get their payment.?Teagasc may wait another while for their anual fees then.

wont be in on monday either:mad:

bob charles

may I ask why anyone would be entitled to a payment for just being part of a discussion group. Is it coming under the 2nd pillar of CAP or what. How could such a payment be justified to Joe public? Is this payment made to all discussion groups ie cereals,sheep, beef etc aswell

whelan1

its under the dairy efficiency programme

whelan1

not in today either:mad:

whelan1

€897 in my account this morning

fastrac

Me too

5live

WAYHEY.......:):):):)

Pacoa

Finally. They're only about four months late.