Amendments to a herd number must be requested in writing to the relevant regional veterinary office. Where more than one person has an interest in the herd, there is a standardised process in place for registering the interests of other persons, companies, or institutions in the role of herdowner. The ER1. If there is more than one person named as a herdowner, then the appropriate request to change details must be signed by all relevant parties.
Where herd numbers have been amended to include a second name, a declaration of undertaking must be signed by both participants, in order to ensure compliance by both participants with the requirements of various Department of Agriculture schemes.
Strangely enough, even snail farming requires a herd number for your holding land used for farming from the department. Complex though some aspects of herd numbers can be, Andy Ryder of Teagasc advises that the application process is simple. Each applicant has to fill out two forms called ER1 and ER1. These are then submitted along with ownership or lease agreements of the land that each applicant is going to farm. Usually, a farm inspection occurs after the application is processed, to assess the farm and the housing and handling facilities.
The process takes time, with some applications taking longer than normal to get approved because most Department of Agriculture staff, similar to most workers, are working remotely during the Covid lockdown. Any first-time entrants need to get their housing, handling and possibly their boundary fencing up to standard before applying.
The majority of farmers who are applying for a herd number will also be applying for the Basic Farm Payment Scheme. It will help the application process if the herd number is in place, enabling all applications to be completed correctly and on time.
Failure to do this could result in termination of the scheme. This is very simple to do, but is often overlooked, and could be a very costly mistake. Due to the additional checks to be carried out on new applicants, payments may be delayed if the information required is not fully submitted, such as proof of right to claim land, insufficient stock, bank account details.
This delay can put a strain on cashflow on the farm. To comply with this scheme, an annual stocking rate of 0. The later in the year that the herd number has been applied for, the more stock that will need to be moved in to the herd. NAIT user guides for farming industry providers. TB and pest control. Pest control operations in the regions. Our programmes.
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What you must do. Application for registration as a keeper of animals under the Disease Eradication Schemes:. Application form to register as herd owner in a herd number:. Form ER1. Part of Categories Agriculture. Share Email Facebook Twitter. BETA This is a prototype - your feedback will help us to improve it.
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