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.
Beef News
A new Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme is needed for beef farmers, according to the chair...
Beef
Farmers required to make Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) repayments, who are experiencing financial difficulty, are being urged to contact DAFM
The ICSA has said that lessons will have to be learned from the "spectacular mess" of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme.
Less than 5% of farmers in BEAM who failed to meet their 5% reduction target will be spared a full clawback of their payments.
It is understood that more than 8,000 BEAM participants may have failed to meet this reduction target by the end of 2021
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association, says 8,300 farmers availing of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) will be penalised
Agri Politics
Letters of apology issued to farmers who had Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) penalties applied...
"Money is never given without some conditionality attached," according to Minister Martin Heydon,...
The minister has told officials to apologise to farmers who saw penalties for BEAM deducted from ANC without being informed beforehand.
There are concerns that farmers who face penalties under the BEAM scheme may see those penalties applied as deductions to their ANC payment.
A solicitor and farmer believes BEAM could be open to judicial review if the department "insists on a rigid adherence to the terms".
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has been called on to intervene...
Over 3,600 farmers missed the deadline under the BEAM scheme and now face a penalty, the Department of Agriculture has confirmed.
A farmer successfully appealed a decision by the Department of Agriculture over the exclusion of cattle from the BEAM reference period.
A total of 18,700 BEAM farmers will have met the 5% bovine nitrates reduction requirement by June 30, according to latest Department figures.
Beef Technical
Cattle buyers who had their hands tied as a result of the BEAM can resume activity as the reduction period ends today, Wednesday, June 30.
Today (Monday, June 21) is the final day for the option for farmers to choose the different reduction period under the BEAM scheme.
Farmers are being reminded that the closing date by which they can opt to change their reduction period under the BEAM scheme is next Monday.
BEAM Farmers who received 'associated herd' letters "have been left in an impossible situation," one farm organisation has said.
Farmers have one week left to apply to change their reduction period under the Beef Emergency Aid...
Farmers are being reminded that the closing date by which you can choose to defer your reduction period under the BEAM is approaching.
Letters issued by the Department of Agriculture in recent days relating to the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) contained an error.
