Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed will meet with farm organisations on the €100m Brexit beef fund on Thursday 11 July.
The meeting will take place in Backweston from 9.30am.
The Irish Farmers Journal understands that the Irish Farmers Association (IFA), the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA), the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) and the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) will be among the organisations present on the day.
Lion's share
Last week, Minister Creed indicated that beef finishers will get the lion’s share of the €100m fund, with suckler farmers getting the remaining €35m.
The Department of Agriculture has until 31 July to submit its terms and conditions for the scheme to the European Commission.
Last month, secretary general at the Department Brendan Gleeson said that in order for farmers to draw down from the €100m fund, they will have to be a member of an environmental scheme or be a member of a quality assurance (QA) scheme.
Under the fund, the European Commission is making €50m available, with the Irish Government matching this figure, bringing the total monies available to €100m.
The IFA has called for the money to be paid to beef finishers who finished prime cattle and to suckler farmers.
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Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed will meet with farm organisations on the €100m Brexit beef fund on Thursday 11 July.
The meeting will take place in Backweston from 9.30am.
The Irish Farmers Journal understands that the Irish Farmers Association (IFA), the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA), the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) and the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) will be among the organisations present on the day.
Lion's share
Last week, Minister Creed indicated that beef finishers will get the lion’s share of the €100m fund, with suckler farmers getting the remaining €35m.
The Department of Agriculture has until 31 July to submit its terms and conditions for the scheme to the European Commission.
Last month, secretary general at the Department Brendan Gleeson said that in order for farmers to draw down from the €100m fund, they will have to be a member of an environmental scheme or be a member of a quality assurance (QA) scheme.
Under the fund, the European Commission is making €50m available, with the Irish Government matching this figure, bringing the total monies available to €100m.
The IFA has called for the money to be paid to beef finishers who finished prime cattle and to suckler farmers.
Read more
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