Your guide to new 60pc TAMS 3 grant to improve farm safety

Applications open for equipment upgrade worth up to €90,000 per holding under scheme designed to reduce rate of farm accidents

A silage bale slice with plastic remover attachment is grant-aided at a unit rate of €3,535

Ciaran Moran

All farmers have been offered a huge opportunity to upgrade critical facilities on their farm through the TAMS 3 Farm Safety Scheme, which opened to applications last week.

For the first time, all farmers will have access to a 60pc grant rate for a host of key investments in a bid to reduce the number of accidents on farms.