Farmers who apply to the BEAM scheme will have to be in either the Bord Bia Quality Assurance scheme or an environmental scheme.
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The reference period for the €100m Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme will be from 24 September 2018 to 6 May 2019, the Irish Farmers Journal can reveal.
Beef finishers will be able to apply for a maximum of 100 animals under the scheme and these cattle had to be over 12 months of age when they were sent for slaughter within the reference period.
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The proposed rate for these cattle is to pay €100/head. Suckler farmers can apply for a maximum of 40 suckler cows which calved in 2018. The proposed rate for these animals is €40/head.
Dairy herds and dealer or agent cattle herds will not be eligible to apply to the scheme.
Farmers who apply to the BEAM scheme will have to be in either the Bord Bia Quality Assurance scheme or an environmental scheme.
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The reference period for the €100m Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme will be from 24 September 2018 to 6 May 2019, the Irish Farmers Journal can reveal.
Beef finishers will be able to apply for a maximum of 100 animals under the scheme and these cattle had to be over 12 months of age when they were sent for slaughter within the reference period.
The proposed rate for these cattle is to pay €100/head. Suckler farmers can apply for a maximum of 40 suckler cows which calved in 2018. The proposed rate for these animals is €40/head.
Dairy herds and dealer or agent cattle herds will not be eligible to apply to the scheme.
Farmers who apply to the BEAM scheme will have to be in either the Bord Bia Quality Assurance scheme or an environmental scheme.
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