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BEAM: Closing date for reference period option on Monday
Farmers are being reminded that the closing date by which they can opt to change their reduction period under the...
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BEAM: 'Associated herd' farmers left in 'impossible situation'
Farmers who were told that any associated herd numbers they had during the reference period for the Beef Exceptional Aid...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
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BEAM: One week left to apply for change of reduction period
Farmers have one week left to apply to change their reduction period under the Beef Emergency Aid Measure (BEAM), according...
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BEAM: Farmers reminded of deferral closing date in June
Farmers are being reminded that the closing date by which you can choose to defer your reduction period under the...
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DAFM: Error in BEAM letters issued recently to farmers
Letters issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) in recent days relating to the Beef Exceptional...
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'Incumbent on minister to outline plan immediately' for BEAM scheme 'debacle'
Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy has called on Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue to outline a plan “immediately” for resolving “the...
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BEAM nitrates figures could cause 'significant problems'
The way in which the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine calculates nitrates figures under the Beef Exceptional Aid...
Agri Politics
More flexibility needed on BEAM reference dates - Naughten
An independent TD has said that there needs to be greater flexibility in terms of the alternative reference dates being...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
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N and P statements for 2020 available online
Nitrogen and Phosphorous (N and P) statements for the year 2020 are now available online, the Department of Agriculture, Food...
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'Stock number issues need to be solved at birth, not near finishing' - Dermot Kelleher
The issue of reducing stock numbers in order to aid the environment needs to start at that birth of the...
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Farmers to be given choice on BEAM reference period
Farmers who are currently on track to meet the 5% livestock manure nitrogen reduction requirement under the Beef Exceptional Aid...
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Commission: Decision to change BEAM dates is government responsibility
The European Commission has replied to a letter from Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, and told...
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Carthy on seeking additional BEAM options: 'Have we left it too late?'
Minister Charlie McConalogue said he is “hoping for an early answer” from the European Commission, having sought a new reference...
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'Farmers trying to work off 2 month-old figures' - TD on BEAM statements
An independent TD has highlighted problems with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s nitrates statements, which, he argued,...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
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BEAM calculator is evidence that previous data was 'misleading' - Naughten
The current data presented to farmers for the Beef Emergency Aid Measure (BEAM) is “misleading”, independent TD for Roscommon-Galway Denis...
Agri Politics
Minister writes to EU to seek extension on BEAM
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has written to the European Commission to seek additional “fair and...
Agri Politics
TD accuses department of 'misleading' reports on BEAM reductions
Current reports presented to farmers on Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) livestock reduction targets are “misleading” according to independent TD,...
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McConalogue: 'Highly unlikely rules could change' on BEAM
It is ‘highly unlikely that rules could be changed’ on the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme, Minister for Agriculture,...