Beef
Farmers participating in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) or the 2025 National Dairy...
A number of marts will hold sales for SCEP eligible heifers throughout October, the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation has confirmed.
The Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) has been subject to criticism from farm lobby groups and suckler farmers since roll out
Year four of the five-year SCEP started on July 1, and weighing cow-calf pars is a core action of this scheme making up 20% of the yearly farmer payment.
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The Agriculture Appeals Office found that insufficient notification was given around changes to the terms and conditions of the SCEP.
483 appeals were made by farmers in relation to farm schemes in 2024, down from 624 in the previous year, according to a new report.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued almost €11 million in various scheme payments to farmers this week.
A part-time farmer based in Co. Kerry has pulled out of the SCEP due to changes in the ICBF Euro-star indices
ICBF CEO has said that the federation is 'keen to engage' with breed societies, which have 'no confidence' in the revised star evaluations
The ICMSA has said that the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) is 'underperforming' and being overtaken by high beef prices
Suckler farmers in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) or their advisors now have access to amend their 2025 reference number.
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The Department of Agriculture confirmed that almost 250 farmers have been removed from SCEP for not completing mandatory training.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) has confirmed that "final validation checks" are currently being carried out on around 200 SCEP farmers.
The ICMSA is urging around 480 farmers who are yet to complete the online training course for the SCEP to do so
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The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) ‘Mart Tracker’ is a new online tool which will allow farmers to see what animals are for sale...
Payments for scheme year two of the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) have commenced today Thursday, December 5.
ICSA suckler chair Jimmy Cosgrave has called for 'flexibility' on the requirement of providing a weighing scales during SCEP inspections
Farmers are being reminded that failure to provide a weighing scales for an on-farm inspection for the SCEP will result in a 100% penalty
The ICSA has strongly criticised the ICBF for excluding weight data collected by farmers under SCEP from their genetic evaluations.
The IBLA has confirmed it intends to establish a new suckler committee to "help with the many challenges being experienced by its members".
DAFM has confirmed that in the region of 15,470 herds participating in SCEP had "submitted valid weights" by the deadline.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) has confirmed that over 5,300 farmers have still to complete the mandatory training under SCEP.
Suckler farmers participating in the SCEP have express their concerns regarding the level of difficulty of the SCEP training.
