CAP / Schemes
Over €3m in outstanding scheme payments issued by DAFM
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued over €3.1 million in scheme payments for farmers this week....
SCEP
CAP / Schemes
Minister announces additional flexibility for farmers in SCEP
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has today (Tuesday, March 12) announced additional flexibility for farmers in...
CAP / Schemes
DAFM: Around 300 farmers to be removed from SCEP soon
Just under 300 farmers will receive a letter and be removed from the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) in the...
CAP / Schemes
Galway had highest beef and sheep scheme payments in 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued almost €90 million to farmers under beef and sheep scheme...
Beef
ICBF stakeholder meeting postponed amid 'sensitive' discussions
A meeting of stakeholders concerned with the changes to the beef breeding indices that was meant to go ahead today...
Beef
New agreements reached at latest ICBF meeting on index changes
Agriland understands that the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has agreed to cap the benefit available to cows with extremely...
Beef
2,000 suckler farmers set to receive SCEP money in March
Approximately 2,000 suckler farmers have yet to receive a Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) payment for year one of the...
Beef News
McConalogue: SCEP farmers 'will not be negatively impacted' by changes
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has said farmers in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) “will not...
Beef
SCEP payments of €46.59 million announced
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has announced that payments under the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP)...
Beef
'No expectation to reopen SCEP for applications' - DAFM
There is currently no expectation to reopen SCEP (the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme) for applications, according to the Department of...
Beef
SCEP: Third reference date for meeting replacement measure
Farmers participating in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) who have not met the requirement of at least 50% eligible...
Beef
Farmers voice frustrations over ICBF index changes at Carrick meeting
Farmers have expressed their frustrations and anger over what has been described as poor communication of the index changes by...
Beef
SCEP needs to be 'paused, reviewed and overhauled' - Kerrane
The Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) is “unworkable” in its current form and must be overhauled, the Sinn Féin spokesperson...
Beef
Farmers protest at National Beef Conference in Ballinasloe
A protest got underway at the Teagasc National Beef Conference in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway today (Tuesday, November 21). The protesting...
Beef
Upcoming mart sales of SCEP-eligible heifers
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has recently published a list of upcoming mart sales of Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme...
Beef News
SCEP payments set to be issued to farmers next month
Suckler farmers participating in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) will receive their payments for scheme year one in December,...
Beef Technical
Suckler farmers to see new index ratings on November 21
Suckler farmers will see their suckler herds’ new evaluations online from Tuesday, November 21, the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF)...
Beef Technical
Webinar tonight on new beef-breeding index changes
Teagasc and the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) is set to host a webinar tonight, Thursday, November 2, focusing on...