Agri-Business
Farmers have been reminded that the deadline for feacal egg testing as part of the Beef...
Beef
The total number of farmers that applied for the BEEP scheme on a county-by-county basis and the amount of money allocated has been revealed.
The highest level of BEEP scheme applications in the country have come from Co. Galway where 2,070 farmers signed up to the effort.
The department confirmed that it had received applications from 18,536 herd owners in respect of the scheme.
Tomorrow, Friday, February 22, is the final day on which applications can be made to the new Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot scheme.
Agri Politics
The Minister for Agriculture must guarantee payment levels for applicants to the new BEEP scheme, according to a Fianna Fail TD.
Michael Creed has said that the new BEEP scheme will "provide an injection of investment at a critical time" for farmers.
The department has announced the date that will be used to decide the number of cows on which a farmer will be paid under the BEEP scheme.
The Department of Agriculture's new €20 million BEEP scheme will make sets of weighing scales available to participants.
The details of the application process for the Department of Agriculture’s new €20 million BEEP scheme are due to be announced next week.
