Beef
National Farm Survey: 'No hiding place' on beef farm incomes
As reaction continues to last week’s release of the National Farm Survey 2023 report, and the stark picture it painted...
Suckler Farmers
Beef News
€20m scheme for suckler farmers to open in early August
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that the new €20 million scheme for suckler farmers...
CAP / Schemes
SCEP in-person training 'a great relief to many farmers' - ICSA
The decision of Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue to provide some in-person training sessions for participants...
CAP / Schemes
Minister confirms in-person training for SCEP
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has confirmed that a number of in-person training events under the...
Beef
SCEP training 'risks excluding those who need scheme most'
The online training course for participants in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP), which was announced yesterday (Monday, April 29)...
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
ICBF to meet suckler farmers in Carrick on Shannon tonight
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) is set to host a meeting with suckler farmers and cattle breeders to discuss...
Agri Politics
Minister called on to open 'BEEP 3' without delay
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has been called on to re-open the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme...
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Beef
BEEP-S: Suckler farmers urged to apply for €90/cow scheme [updated]
Suckler farmers have been strongly encouraged to apply for the new €90/cow sucker Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot (BEEP) scheme. Highlighting...
Beef
Creed: Grants of up to €8,000 available for farmers in BEEP-S
Farmers and their advisors have been reminded that the online application process for both the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme –...
Beef
€40m pilot scheme needed for suckler farmers 'to meet societal demands'
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has been called on by the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’...
Beef
INHFA to meet EU Commission to ask for suckler supports
A delegation from the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) will meet with the European Commission this week to...
Beef
'Minister has power to redefine BEAM terms' - INHFA
Michael Creed, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, is being called on to change the terms and conditions...
Environment
Farmers 'up in arms' over wind farm development in Cavan
Suckler farmers in Kingscourt, Co. Cavan, are up in arms this week over the development of a wind farm comprising...
Beef
INHFA to launch '10-point plan' on future of suckler farming
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) is set to launch a ’10-point plan’ on the future of the...
Beef
Voluntary suckler reduction scheme 'needs careful consideration'
A scheme offering payment to assist farmers wishing to exit the suckler sector “needs careful consideration”, according to the Irish...
Beef
'The fodder crisis cannot be used to drop beef prices'
“The fodder crisis cannot be used to drop the price paid to farmers for cattle,” according to Fianna Fail spokesperson...
Beef
Genomics scheme leads to a move towards easy calving genetics
More and more farmers are using easy calving genetics since the introduction of the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP)...