SCEP

Budget 2027: funding for livestock schemes unchanged

Funding of €131m has been allocated to cover schemes including the beef and sheep welfare schemes, SCEP, sheep improvement scheme and dairy-beef schemes.

NEWS 6 October 2026

Budget 2027: funding for livestock schemes unchanged

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Weekend weather: rain to clear Friday for a drier weekend

Weekend weather: rain to clear Friday for a drier weekend

NEWS 18 September 2026

Beef Management: SCEP, weaning and Beef Welfare

Beef Management: SCEP, weaning and Beef Welfare

MANAGEMENT 16 September 2026

Beef management: fodder supplies and SCEP weighing

Beef management: fodder supplies and SCEP weighing

Beef management: fodder supplies and SCEP weighing

MANAGEMENT 12 August 2026

SCEP weighing ahead of autumn weanling sales

SCEP weighing ahead of autumn weanling sales

SCEP weighing ahead of autumn weanling sales

MANAGEMENT 22 July 2026

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Beef Management: weighing, warm weather management and dung sampling

Beef Management: weighing, warm weather management and dung sampling

Martin Merrick discusses weighing weanlings in time to qualify for SCEP, managing stock and water supplies in warm weather and faecal sampling calves to make better informed decisions on dosing.

MANAGEMENT 11 February 2026

Suckler and finishing incomes up 74% and 81% respectively in 2025

Suckler and finishing incomes up 74% and 81% respectively in 2025

Significant increases in suckler and cattle finishing family farm incomes were seen in 2025 due to a jump in cattle prices.

NEWS 11 February 2026

SCEP year four targets and penalty schedules

SCEP year four targets and penalty schedules

There is no major milestone targets for year four of the scheme but participants still need to keep on top of actions to ensure safe delivery of payments.

SUCKLERS 11 February 2026

Bluetongue vaccine should be added to more schemes – ICMSA

Bluetongue vaccine should be added to more schemes – ICMSA

ICMSA livestock chair, Michael O’Connell has said farmers should be encouraged and supported to vaccinate for bluetongue ahead of the breeding season, by adding the vaccine to more schemes.

NEWS 11 February 2026

Mart boards to show CBV values for genotyped cattle

Mart boards to show CBV values for genotyped cattle

Up to now, CBV values were only shown for animals being sold from HerdPlus herds.

NEWS 11 February 2026

Calving commences as wet weather persists on Tullamore farm

Calving commences as wet weather persists on Tullamore farm

Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver gives an update on calving progress on the farm with 19 cows now calved in the last ten days.

BREEDING & HEALTH 11 February 2026

Deadline to amend SCEP number

Deadline to amend SCEP number

The reference number is a vital component of the scheme, as farmers must calve at least 50% of their reference number annually.

NEWS 11 February 2026

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Know your slurry, unlock the potential within

With fertiliser costs remaining one of the biggest expenses on Irish farms, there has never been a better time to take a closer look at the hidden value of slurry as a fertiliser.

Know your slurry, unlock the potential within

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