Dairy
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Beef
ICSA suckler chair Jimmy Cosgrave has called for 'flexibility' on the requirement of providing a weighing scales during SCEP inspections
Only 15% of the farmers participating in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) have animals weighed according to ICBF.
One of the requirements of the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Sucklers (BEEP-S) is to record the weight of the cow and calf.
The roll-out of rental scales for the BEEP scheme has been welcomed by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed.
As the new BEEP scheme continues following its launch in February the ICBF has released a series of videos showing best practice in weighing.
Following the launch of BEEP in recent months, ensuring that scales are registered if using one's own, is crucial.
On this week's episode of FarmLand Heinz Eggert, who farms in Co. Kildare, described how weighing animals impacts on farm efficiency.
