Beef
AgriLand got in touch with Chris Daly from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation, to discuss what the BDGP scheme has achieved since 2015.
AgriLand caught up with some of the marts who ran these sales in recent days to get an insight into the trade for these 'eligible' females.
Farmers have just hours to submit an application to the second tranche of the Beef Data and Genomics Programme or BDGP 2.
The replacement index, and particularly the benefits of five-star cows, has been a topic of debate in recent weeks with the reopening of the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP).
The second tranche of the Beef Data and Genomics Programme or BDGP2 will open for applications next week.
New figures, released by the Irish Farmers Association (IFA), show that some 530,000 Irish cows are enrolled in the first tranche of the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP).
Sire selection, in light of the introduction of the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP), has become increasingly important at farm level.
ICBF has extended the date by which some farmers can chose the cattle they want to have genomically tested or tagged under the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP).
The Department of Agriculture will hopefully be in a position in the first half of 2017 to make a decision on whether the Genomics Programme (BDGP) will reopen this year.
Over 32,000 cattle have been displayed on new mart boards that were installed earlier this year which show Euro-Star and EBI figures.
The Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed has announced that payments worth €36m under the Beef Data and Genomics Programme have commenced.
Genomics payments in 2016 will offset falling margins associated with lower cattle prices, Teagasc's Kevin Hanrahan has said.
Farmers have been urged to submit genotyping samples, survey data and complete a carbon navigator in order to received a December payment under the Beef Data and Genomics programme.
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To date, 20,511 farmers in the Beef Data Genomics Programme have completed a carbon navigator, the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed has said.
Many farmers will face increased cashflow problems as a result in delays in Rural Development Programme (RDP) payments
The Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, has ruled out topping up the payments to farmers under the Genomics Scheme.
More and more farmers are using easy calving genetics since the introduction of the Beef Data and Genomics Programme last year.
Farmers have been reminded that they have just over one month to compete the carbon navigator under the Genomics scheme.
The use of genomics has allowed for a 50% improvement in genetic gain on Irish farms, according to Teagasc's Frank O'Meara.
The official deadline for the submission of data as part of the 2015 Beef Data and Genomics Programme is today (Friday, July 29) to ensure full payment under the Scheme.
Any increase in payments under the Beef Data and Genomics Programme would also require scheme participants to undertake additional actions
The Minister for Agriculture, Micheal Creed has committed to spending the Beef Data Genomics Programme's (BDGP) full €300m budget over the next five years.
The Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed has said that any decision to let more farmers into the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) will depend on budgetary priorities.
