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Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue. The Irish Cattle and Sheep Association ICSA) is set to join the meat and livestock board of An Bord Bia, the Minister for Agriculture has said. Speaking at its AGM, Minister Charlie McConalogue said that the ICSA had proven itself in being a constructive partner and that the ICSA’s voice would be valid on the board. He confirmed that he has requested a change to the BEAM scheme’s reference period, as revealed in the “As it stands, applicant...

SHARING OPTIONS: Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin alongside Charlie McConalogue at last years IFA AGM.\ Finbarr ORourke It’s one year ago this week since Micheál Martin arrived into the Irish Farm Centre ahead of the general election at the IFA AGM, but has he made good on his promises to farmers? At last year’s AGM, he committed to a €15/ewe payment under the Sheep Welfare Scheme, a €5 increase. This commitment hasn’t been followed through o...

Farmers are being reminded that the deadline to opt into the extended BDGP for the coming year is tomorrow.

January 11, 2021 10:48 am Eligible participants who have not yet indicated their interest in continuing in the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) for 2021 will receive a text message today from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine today (Monday, January 11). News of this was announced by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue this morning. Commenting, the minister said: “I am pleased to see the numbers who are opting to continue to participate in ...

There are now calls for the January 15 deadline to be extended for farmers to renew their participation in the BDGP.

  Some 630 farm partnerships are waiting to be paid their 2020 Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) payment. Payments to farmers who submitted partnership applications to the scheme are “being processed as a matter of priority”, a spokesperson for the Department of Agriculture told the Irish Farmers Journal. Payments under the BDGP began on 14 December last and €38m has been issued to over 21,000 farmers to date. Further payment runs will issue as applicants continue to satisfy the c...

SHARING OPTIONS: The scheme requirements for 2021 BDGP I participants are equivalent to 2020, with breeding female targets remaining unchanges. The majority of farmers concerned have availed of the option to extend their Green low-Carbon Agri-Environmental Scheme (GLAS) and Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) contracts for 2021. Figures released on Tuesday by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, show that 98% of GLAS I and II pa...

December 17, 2020 11:34 am The Council of the EU, which brings together the government ministers from each member state, has formally adopted a budget – the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) – for 2021 to 2027. The €1.07 trillion budget will be bolstered by the ‘Next Generation EU’ recovery instrument, which adds €750 billion to the monies to be allocated over the coming years. It brings to €1.8 trillion the funding that will be provided over the lifetime of the MFF, which is ...

  The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) will be fully funded in 2021, with the programme requirements similar to the 2020 targets. Under the new terms and conditions of the 2021 scheme, farmers will have to continue to meet the required targets as set out in the previous BDGP scheme. These targets will include having a genotyped four- or five-star stock bull and meeting the target of having 50% of females in the herd genotyped four- or five-star on the replacement index. Farmers who fa...

December 14, 2020 5:07 pm Payments under the 2020 Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) have commenced, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has confirmed. Announcing the news today (Monday, December 14), the minister said: “I am delighted that payments have commenced for the sixth year of this innovative programme, which is a key part of our overall commitment to support sustainable suckler beef production while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The BDGP has a...