Beef
ICSA calls for trailing shoe option to meet BEAM target
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is proposing a compromise to the problem of the 5% Beef Emergency Aid...
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Opinion
BEAM me up Minister!
The Beef Emergency Aid Measure (BEAM) has been getting an inordinate amount of media coverage over recent days. But here’s...
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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...
Agri Politics
ICSA: 'Some kind of concession needs to be got' on BEAM
There are a “lot of problems” with the Beef Emergency Aid Measure (BEAM) – and a case needs to be...
Beef
Just 43% of BEAM participants currently meeting 5% requirement
Approximately 18,000 farmer participants in the Beef Emergency Aid Measure (BEAM) have yet to meet the 5% reduction in organic...
Agri Politics
Potential BEAM clawback of €40 million from beef farmers 'immoral'
Any attempt to seek a payback of up to €40 million under the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme from farmers...
Agri Politics
BEAM flexibility based on Covid restrictions and falling suckler numbers called for
Penalties associated with the 5% reduction of bovine livestock manure nitrogen under the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) should be...
Beef
Calls made for 5% nitrates reduction BEAM requirement to be scrapped
Calls have been made by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) for the Beef Emergency Aid Measure (BEAM)...
Agri Politics
Review of 5% rule on BEAM scheme to be sought from department
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is to to meet the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine...
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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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Farmers 'to receive up-to-date BEAM statements' - IFA
Farmers are set to receive “up-to-date” statements on their progress in meeting the 5% manure nitrogen reduction target under the...
Beef
ICBF launches BEAM calculator for HerdPlus
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has launched a Beef Emergency Aid Measure (BEAM) calculator for its HerdPlus platform. Announcing...
CAP / Schemes
No wiggle room allowed on BEAM reduction commitments
There will be no wiggle room on commitments for the 5% reduction of bovine livestock manure nitrogen under the Beef...
CAP / Schemes
'Regular and straightforward' farmer updates on BEAM 'being progressed'
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is continuing to look into the possibility of providing farmers with “regular...
Beef
MacManus 'demands BEAM scheme participants get the support they need'
MEP Chris MacManus said he “demands BEAM [Beef Exceptional Aid Measure] scheme participants get the support they need”. The Sinn...
Beef
BEAM nitrates data to be updated monthly from November
Data on bovine nitrogen manure for farmers who signed up to the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme will be...
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Roscommon sheep farmer maximises lamb performance
The ideal combination of Lamlac and efficient feeding technology to boost lamb performance has made life a great deal easier...
Beef
No intention 'at this time' to change BEAM 5% reduction
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has said that there is no intention “at this time” to change...
Beef
BEAM stock reduction 'could distort market and destabilise price'
Concerns have been raised that the 5% stock reduction requirement under the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme could “distort...
Agri Politics
Calls made for 'urgent EU and Government assistance' for farmers
Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine Michael Creed has been called on by Fianna Fáil’s deputy Brendan Smith to urgently...
Beef
Department called on to drop reduction requirement for BEAM
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is being called on to remove the production reduction requirement under the...