The €50m beef aid package will help the suckler farmer indirectly when it comes to having more buyers around the ring for autumn sales, Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA) beef chair Edmund Graham has said.
Farmers can claim up to €10,000, with the scheme open to all animals aged over eight months, including all grades of dairy cows. Factory-owned animals are not eligible.
Guarded welcome
The ICSA has given a guarded welcome to the details of the beef aid package which were confirmed yesterday by Minister for Agriculture Dara Calleary.
Graham said: “We are pleased that the scheme has delivered key asks from the ICSA. A provision is included which should have the effect of delivering money to farmers who sold animals in the mart and which were subsequently slaughtered within 30 days.
“We also are pleased that there is no de-stocking clause. However, farmers have to be either a member of the Quality Assurance scheme or else committed to joining before 30 September.”
Live export
The ICSA has said urgent clarification will be sought on the inclusion of live exported cattle which were not mentioned.
Graham concluded: “Overall, the inclusion of finished animals over eight months of age, which includes suckler cows, is in line with what we lobbied for and we welcome the announcement.”
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The €50m beef aid package will help the suckler farmer indirectly when it comes to having more buyers around the ring for autumn sales, Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA) beef chair Edmund Graham has said.
Farmers can claim up to €10,000, with the scheme open to all animals aged over eight months, including all grades of dairy cows. Factory-owned animals are not eligible.
Guarded welcome
The ICSA has given a guarded welcome to the details of the beef aid package which were confirmed yesterday by Minister for Agriculture Dara Calleary.
Graham said: “We are pleased that the scheme has delivered key asks from the ICSA. A provision is included which should have the effect of delivering money to farmers who sold animals in the mart and which were subsequently slaughtered within 30 days.
“We also are pleased that there is no de-stocking clause. However, farmers have to be either a member of the Quality Assurance scheme or else committed to joining before 30 September.”
Live export
The ICSA has said urgent clarification will be sought on the inclusion of live exported cattle which were not mentioned.
Graham concluded: “Overall, the inclusion of finished animals over eight months of age, which includes suckler cows, is in line with what we lobbied for and we welcome the announcement.”
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