€100m Beef Funding

Some Basic t's & C's

The opening date for applications will be 19 August 2020 and the closing date will be 9 September 2020.

An estimated 42,000 farmers will be eligible to apply for the scheme, which will be based on the number of cattle sent for slaughter in the period from 1 February to 12 June 2020, subject to a limit of 100 animals per herd. Based on estimates of eligible animals, a rate in the region of €100 per animal will be payable.

Eligible animals’ slaughtered:

  • Slaughtered in the reference period of 1 February to 12 June 2020.
  • Aged 8 months or more when slaughtered
  • Resident on the qualifying herd for at least 30 days prior to slaughter (if not the previous owner is eligible for payment if they are an applicant and have had the animal for over 30 days on their holding)
  • Animals identified on the Department systems as presented for slaughter by or on behalf of a factory will not be eligible.
  • Subject to a cap on payments in respect of 100 eligible animals per herd.
Eligible applicants:

  • A farmer who has presented animals for slaughter in the reference period
  • The holder of an active herd number with Herd Owner Status.
  • Farming a holding in respect of which a valid Basic Payment Scheme application has been submitted in 2020 to the Department.
  • Agent or Dealer herd numbers are not eligible for payment
  • Conditionality: Applicant must be a member of the Bord Bia Beef and Lamb Quality Assurance Scheme at the time of application, or undertake to become a member of a quality scheme prior to 30 September 2020.
 
No good to me, hadn't mine sold in time, was hoping they would keep the final date to the end of june!
 
Hopefully this years fine print doesn't include any nitrate reduction criteria or any exemption for dairy farmers.
 
And for the second year in a row I don’t qualify for anything as all cattle went to the factory after the deadline.
Thought this year they were going to cover those who missed out last time...
 
It really closes the door for suckler farmers to get anything whereas leaves the door open for dairy farmers. 90% of suckler farmers would not be bord bia approved so will get nothing on cows that the culled to meat factories whereas dairy farmers are obliged to be bord bia approved and will get the top up on cows slaughtered.

Not many suckler farmers will see it worth their while joining bord bia if they are to only gain a few hundred euro from it on a once off basis
 
muckymanor said:
It really closes the door for suckler farmers to get anything whereas leaves the door open for dairy farmers. 90% of suckler farmers would not be bord bia approved so will get nothing on cows that the culled to meat factories whereas dairy farmers are obliged to be bord bia approved and will get the top up on cows slaughtered.

Not many suckler farmers will see it worth their while joining bord bia if they are to only gain a few hundred euro from it on a once off basis
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Dairy farmers are obliged to be members of the Bord Bia Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme (SDAS) but not the Beef and Lamb Quality Assurance Scheme. I don't think SDAS allows them to qualify for this scheme.
 
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