GLAS RARE BREEDS FARMERS

This Circular extends the submission date of the 2019 Rare Breed declaration form & record sheet along with the required documentation from the 31st May 2020 to the 31st July 2020 in light of the current Covid-19 pandemic.

Any farmer that is getting paid in GLAS for keeping rare breeds must ensure that their paperwork for 2019 is submitted before the 31^st of July 2020. This is an extension to the original submission date and it won’t be extended again.

If you don’t have your paperwork submitted by this date you will be rejected from this action in GLAS plan and all money that was received by the farmer under this measure will be recouped in full.

This situation can get even worse if this action was the action that was used to gain a farmer entry into the scheme then the farmer will also be rejected out of the GLAS scheme. This will result in a total clawback of all money received in the GLAS scheme.

Requirements for Rare Breeds.

• Participants must: 1. For Bovines and Ovines be a member of a breed society approved by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, for the period of the contract.

• 1a. For Equines be a member of a studbook approved by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, for the period of the contract.

• 2. For Bovines and Ovines register all progeny from a purebred mating with the relevant breed society where they are seeking a GLAS rare breed payment on the animal.

• 2a. For Equines, register all progeny from a purebred mating with the relevant studbook where they are seeking a GLAS rare breed payment on the animal.

• 3. Maintain an up-to-date monthly record of all registered animals owned by you. 4. Record all animals on the Rare Breeds Record Sheet

Requirements for the different type of Livestock

Bovines:

1. All females 6 months to 2 years of age will be considered for payment.

2. An adult female(s) (over 2 years of age) must be mated to a purebred male of the same breed at each mating. Breeding females must produce registered offspring before the end of the contract, otherwise there will be full clawback

3. All bulls 6 months to 2 years of age will be considered for payment.

4. Bulls greater than 2 years of age up to a maximum of 1 bull per 5 cows will be considered for payment.

 

Equines:

1. All equines must be registered in an approved studbook and have a studbook passport with pedigree recorded on sire and dam.

2. All registered females and entire males between 6 months and 3 years of age will be considered for payment

3. An adult female (s) (over 3 years of age) must be mated to a purebred male of the same breed at each mating. Breeding females must produce registered offspring before the end of the contract; otherwise there will be full clawback.

4. Entire adult males greater than 3 years of age that have met the inspection requirements within their studbook of origin up to a maximum of 1 stallion per 5 mares will be considered for payment.

 

Ovines:

1. All females over 6 months of age will be considered for payment.

2. An adult female (s) (over 1 year of age) must be mated to a purebred male of the same breed at each mating. Breeding females must produce registered offspring before the end of the contract, otherwise there will be full clawback

3. Males under 1 year of age are not eligible for payment.

4. Males over 1 year of age will be considered for payment up to a maximum of 1 ram per 5 adult ewes.