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Communications strategy ‘vital’ to new €40/head beef scheme

October 12, 2018

A communications strategy and consultation process will be vital to the roll-out of the Government’s new €20 million Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot (BEEP)…

Around 600 farmers in danger of missing BDGP targets

October 8, 2018

Beef

Approximately 600 farmers are in danger of missing targets set out under the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP), the Minister for Agriculture,…

BDGP: What to do to ensure payment in December

September 7, 2018

Beef

To ensure that farmers meet the requirements of the BDGP (Beef Data and Genomics Programme), Teagasc has outlined a number of requirements in…

BDGP: What is done with all the data?

August 12, 2018

Beef

To date almost 40 million data records have been documented by Irish farmers through the Beef Data Genomics Programme (BDGP) and its predecessor…

Is the BDGP scheme increasing dairy genetics in the suckler herd?

August 11, 2018

Beef

Though it may not have been the intention of the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP), one pedigree breeder firmly believes that the…

‘Holstein blood is infiltrating the Irish suckler herd’

August 7, 2018

Beef

An Irish cattle exporter recently stated that “Holstein blood is infiltrating the Irish suckler herd” as a result of the Beef Data and Genomics…

‘Outcross bulls inject new genetics into a herd’

July 30, 2018

Beef

An outcross bull – a bull with a bloodline that has never been used in Ireland before – injects new genetics into a…

BDGP forcing pedigree breeders to ‘narrow’ bloodlines

July 27, 2018

Beef

Pedigree breeders are being forced to “narrow” bloodlines as a result of the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP), according to Peadar Glennon…

BDGP: ‘Farmers are maybe losing €200 on the sale price of their weanling to get €80’

July 27, 2018

Beef

While suckler farmers must welcome payments under the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP), they must take stock of what they may be…

BDGP concerns set to be key focus of Leitrim meeting

July 25, 2018

Beef

Concerns surrounding the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) are set to be the key focus of a meeting to be held in…

Revised remittance notices to issue to certain BDGP farmers

July 5, 2018

CAP / Schemes

Revised remittance ‘payment breakdown’ notices will apparently be issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to certain participants in the…

Beef breed societies meet to discuss concerns

June 21, 2018

Beef

A number of Ireland’s pedigree beef breed societies met this week to discuss concerns relating to the direction that the national suckler herd…

Farmers reminded to plan ahead to meet BDGP targets

June 14, 2018

Beef

Farmers who intend to breed their own replacement heifers to meet the female requirement under the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) by…

ICBF: ‘To suggest we’re on the wrong road is simply untrue’

May 28, 2018

CAP / Schemes

Suckler farming is at a “crucial turning point” with current productivity gains all moving in the right direction, the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation…

ICBF reflects on ‘IT glitch’ that ‘rocked’ farmer confidence

May 25, 2018

Dairy

A software glitch detected by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) momentarily “rocked farmer confidence” in genetic evaluations, Sean Coughlan, CEO of the…

ICBF generates ‘small’ financial surplus for 2017

May 25, 2018

Beef

The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) ended 2017 with a small financial surplus after enduring a challenging year in terms of income. According…