SPECIMENHeifer Rearing Agreement • March 30th, 2021
This is one of two specimen agreements drawn up to assist farmers intending to enter into dairy replacement heifer rearing contracts. This version proposes a weight bonus contract whereby payments are made by the dairy farmer to the contract rearer based on agreed fixed charges per day for each replacement heifer kept plus an additional payment based on achieving agreed target weights. (The first version, a flat rate specimen agreement, is based on agreed fixed charges per day for each replacement heifer.) The Teagasc document,
SPECIMENHeifer Rearing Agreement • March 30th, 2021
This is one of two specimen agreements drawn up to assist farmers intending to enter into dairy replacement heifer rearing contracts. This version proposes a flat rate contract whereby payments are made by the dairy farmer to the contract rearer based on agreed fixed charges per day for each replacement heifer kept. (The second version, a weight bonus specimen agreement, has provision for a basic charge per replacement heifer per day kept plus an additional payment based on achieving agreed target weights set out in the agreement.) The Teagasc for the Contract Rearing of
