🚜 New IGAS Trailer ID System for Harvest 2025
To strengthen traceability from field to store, IGAS is introducing a Trailer Identification System for all growers delivering grain to merchants and Co-ops from Harvest 2025.
🔍 What’s Changing?
From Harvest 2025, all trailers used to deliver grain must display a clearly visible trailer number.
This system is already in place for commercial hauliers and is now being extended to on-farm trailers.
🛠 What You Need to Do
- Display a trailer number on both sides of the trailer (top front corner).
- Numbers must be easily visible from the weighbridge—use car registration plate sizing.
- Recommended format:
[Your IGAS number] – [Trailer number]
e.g. Trailer 1 = 1234 – 1, Trailer 2 = 1234-2
✅ Approved Number Formats
You can use any of the following:
- Car registration-style plate
(Available at motor factors, garages – approx. €10 + VAT each) - Stick-on letters/numbers
- Painted lettering or stencil
📞 Need Help Finding Your IGAS Number?
- Check your IGAS documentation
- Ask your grain merchant or Co-op
- Or call us at 059 8633166
🤔 FAQs
Q: I don’t own any trailers – my contractor does all the harvesting. What do I need to do?
A: You don’t need to take any action. Your contractor’s trailer number will be used for traceability.
Q: What if I sell or replace a trailer?
A: Simply update the number on your new trailer using the same format. You can reuse the number (e.g., 1234 – 1) if you only have one trailer in use.
Q: What if I borrow a trailer from a neighbour and it has their trailer id number on it?
A: You don’t need to take any action. Your neighbours trailer number will be used for traceability.
Q: Is my trailer ID number retained in any central database?
A: No. It is recorded on the weighbridge purely for traceability purposes for that load.
📌 Why This Matters
This new system is an important step in ensuring full traceability of Irish grain from field to final store, supporting food safety and assurance standards.
