Agri Politics
The IFA has called on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon to pay the full €75/cow under the Beef Welfare Scheme.
A TD who runs a suckler farm with her husband, has told the Dáil that her hopes of her sons staying in farming are "dwindling".
Suckler farmers working on a building site "would make in a month, what they make in 12 months farming," a TD has claimed.
Beef
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Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) has confirmed that "final validation checks" are currently being carried out on around 200 SCEP farmers.
The livestock chair of the ICMSA, Michael O'Connell has welcomed the provision of additional SCEP in-person training events.
The Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) has a number of key requirements, with deadline dates for these actions to be completed by.
Minister Charlie McConalogue has been called on to provide additional dates and venues for in-person farmer training under SCEP.
As reaction continues to the National Farm Survey report, the IFA has said that there is "no hiding place" on beef farmer incomes.
Beef News
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) has confirmed the new €20 million scheme for suckler farmers will open for applications in early August.
The decision of Minister McConalogue to provide some in-person training sessions for participants in SCEP has been welcomed by the ICSA.
Minister McConalogue has confirmed that in-person training for the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) will be held later this summer.
The online training course for participants in SCEP, which was announced yesterday, risks "excluding those who need this scheme the most".
Approximately 2,000 suckler farmers have yet to receive a Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) payment for year one of the scheme.
The ICBF is set to host a meeting with farmers to discuss the New Beef Eurostar evaluations in Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim.
Minister McConalogue has been called on to re-open the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme (BEEP) immediately.
Suckler farmers have been strongly encouraged to apply for the new €90/cow sucker Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot (BEEP) scheme.
Farmers and their advisors have been reminded that the online application process for both the BEEP-S and the BPS is open until May 15.
Minister Creed has been called on by the INHFA to create a pilot scheme to help suckler farmers meet European "societal demands".
A delegation from the INHFA will meet with the European Commission this week to discuss the group's proposals for suckler supports.
Michael Creed is being called on to change the terms and conditions of the BEAM scheme to allow suckler farmers to draw down more payments.
Environment
Suckler farmers in Kingscourt in Co. Cavan are up in arms this week over a wind farm comprising five turbines on lands in the area.
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers' Association is set to launch a '10-point plan' on the future of the suckler sector and food security.
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