Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued almost €90 million to farmers under beef and sheep scheme payments in 2023.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue today (Monday. December 12) confirmed that payments under the 2022 Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) have commenced.
Beef
A series of special sales composed of female cattle eligible for the BDGP are taking place in marts across the country throughout October.
Payments of just over €31 million have commenced being paid to farmers under the 2021 Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP)
Farmers who are part of the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) can now avail of the option to extend their contracts into 2022.
Suckler farmers are being reminded they have just a matter of days left until the October 31...
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has revealed details of the...
Participants in the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) are being urged to complete their 2020...
Payments under the BDGP which commenced in December continue, with compliance verification ongoing for almost 2,000 participants.
Farmers are being reminded that the deadline to opt into the extended BDGP for the coming year is tomorrow.
There are now calls for the January 15 deadline to be extended for farmers to renew their participation in the BDGP.
Eligible participants in the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) for 2021 will receive a text message on the matter today.
The vast majority of farmers in GLAS and the Organic Farming Scheme have applied to extend their contracts for 2021.
Farmer participants in the GLAS and the OFS have until tomorrow to opt into the offer of extending their contracts under these schemes.
A strong response rate has been seen from farmers to an offer of extension in their contracts under the GLAS, OFS and BDGP schemes.
Payments under the 2020 Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) have commenced, Minister McConalogue has confirmed.
Minister McConalogue revealed there will be a €40 million allocation of funding for a one-year extension of the Beef Data Genomics Programme.
Following on from the disruption to mart services on Saturday, there are calls now for flexibility on the deadlines for the BDGP.
This week will be vital for all participating in suckler schemes, suckler farmers have been reminded by the ICSA.
One of the remaining deadlines for the first tranche of the Beef Data Genomics Program (BDGP) scheme falls on Saturday, October 31, 2020.
Farmers are being reminded to keep in mind the approaching deadlines for key measures under both the BDGP and the BEEP-S schemes.
Agri Politics
Minister McConalogue has been called on to provide clarity on the continuation of the BDGP scheme during the CAP transition phase.
A total of 488 farmers have had to repay monies issued under the BDGP, according to Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue.
