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IMPORTANT WEEK FOR SUCKLER SCHEMES

Oct 27, 2020 | Latest News, Press Releases | 0 comments

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27 OCTOBER 2020

ICSA suckler chair Ger O’Brien has reminded suckler farmers that this week will be vital for all participating in suckler schemes. “BDGP participants must ensure that 50% of their reference number are eligible genotyped, 4/5 star females over 16 months of age on 31 October. Failure to meet this target leaves a potential penalty of 140% of a full year’s payment. Farmers can still purchase these animals, but they must be transferred to the herd by October 31.”

“Suckler farmers participating in the BEEP S scheme must ensure that cow and calf pairs are weighed by 31 October at the latest. Farmers need to submit these results within seven days of weighing which means they must be in before November 7. This is worth €50/cow on the first 10 cows and €40/cow thereafter to a maximum 100 cows. There is an additional optional €30/cow for feeding meal pre-weaning and post-weaning or vaccinating against pneumonia. Records have to be submitted in relation to these. In particular, the records will have to show that calves were fed for a minimum four weeks before weaning and two weeks afterwards.”

“There is an additional €10/cow for taking dung samples to analyse for parasites and samples must be submitted to an approved laboratory before 1 November. A minimum 10 separate samples must be submitted to a maximum 100. In practice, 10 samples will suffice to give a good picture for the average suckler herd but large herds may choose to do more.”

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