Beef
BEAM repayments - farmers in financial difficulty urged to contact DAFM
Farmers required to make Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) repayments, who are experiencing financial difficulty, are being urged to contact the...
BEAM
Beef News
ICSA: BEAM scheme design was 'spectacular mess'
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said that lessons will have to be learned from the “spectacular...
Beef
BEAM: Less than 5% of unsuccessful participants spared full clawback
Less than 5% of farmers in the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme who failed to meet their 5% reduction...
Beef
'Heavy-handed approach' to BEAM participants cannot be repeated - IFA
As final nitrates figures for the second reference period of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme become available in...
Agri-Business
ICSA calls for BEAM review as thousands of farmers face penalties
According to the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA), 8,300 farmers availing of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM)...
CAP / Schemes
BEAM: 'Letter of apology must be accompanied with cheque'
Letters of apology issued to farmers who had Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) penalties applied as deductions to their Areas...
Agri Politics
BEAM 'clawback' concerns raised in Dáil
“Money is never given without some conditionality attached,” according to Minister Martin Heydon, and the terms and conditions of the...
CAP / Schemes
Minister instructs officials to apologise over ANC deductions
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has instructed his officials to apologise to farmers who saw...
CAP / Schemes
BEAM: Concern for penalised farmers over ANC payments
There are concerns that farmers who face penalties under the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme may see those penalties...
CAP / Schemes
Solicitor: 'Flawed BEAM could be open to judicial review'
A solicitor and farmer based in Co. Cork believes that the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme could be open...
Beef
Minister called on to avoid €8m BEAM clawback
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has been called on to intervene to avoid a clawback under...
Beef
BEAM: 3,600 farmers miss reduction period and face penalty
Over 3,600 farmers missed the deadline under the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme and now face a penalty, the...
CAP / Schemes
Farmer wins appeal in BEAM reference period cattle case
A farmer successfully appealed a decision by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the exclusion...
Beef
54% of BEAM applicants meet criteria for June deadline
A total of 18,700 farmers availing of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) are estimated to have met the 5%...
Beef Technical
BEAM farmers return to trade as reduction period ends today
Cattle buyers who had their hands tied as a result of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) can resume activity...
Beef
BEAM change of dates option closes today
Today (Monday, June 21) is the final day for the option for farmers to choose the different reduction period under...
Beef
BEAM: Closing date for reference period option on Monday
Farmers are being reminded that the closing date by which they can opt to change their reduction period under the...
Beef
BEAM: 'Associated herd' farmers left in 'impossible situation'
Farmers who were told that any associated herd numbers they had during the reference period for the Beef Exceptional Aid...
