Knowledge Transfer payments made to 1,140 farmers

We look at the latest payments from the Department of Agriculture to KT programme participants.

Caitríona Morrissey

24 November 2017

Knowledge Transfer payments made to 1,140 farmers

An additional 1,140 farmers have now received their Knowledge Transfer (KT) programme money.

Latest figures from the Department of Agriculture show that 13,740 farmers in the sheep, beef, dairy and poultry sectors have been paid.

The money amounts to €10.1m and is for year one of the three-year programme.

Department officials say the payments will continue on a rolling basis.

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