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Pedigree
Irish Simmental society to pull ICBF evaluations from sale catalogues
Nevan McKiernan
Members of the Irish Simmental Cattle Society have taken a vote of no confidence in the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation.
11 December 2024 Schemes
€47.8m paid to 14,943 SCEP participants
Payments commenced under the scheme on Thursday 5 December and will continue to approximately 1,800 farmers as cases are cleared for payment.
5 December 2024 Letters
Letter: technical review into accuracy of ICBF ratings needed
The Pedigree Breeders Council is calling for a fully independent technical review into the accuracy and the impact of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation star ratings on the national herd.
€47m SCEP payments are now being issued
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue made the announcement that will affect 14,943 participating farmers.
5 December 2024 News
SCEP ‘ineligible’ bull
There were plenty of people talking at the Charolais Christmas Cracker at the weekend...about the number of stars the top animal had.
4 December 2024 Dealer
SCEP ‘ineligible’ bull causes stir at Charolais 'Christmas Cracker'
Nevan McKiernan was at Saturday's 'Christmas Cracker' sale in Elphin Mart, where a SCEP 'ineligible' bull sold for the top price of €15,000.
4 December 2024 Pedigree
Provision of weighing scales during farm inspections 'excessive' - ICSA
The ICSA has criticised the need for farmers to have to provide a weighing scales during on-farm inspections.
29 November 2024 News
Letter outlining a farmer's SCEP training experience
"SCEP training" – Anne Dunphy, Lecturer, Department of Land Sciences, School of Science, SETU (Waterford)
27 November 2024 Letters
Getting through the first SBLAS audit
Damien Murray, Origin Green Producer Liaison & Standard Co-Coordinator gives a step by step guide for new suckler members of SBLAS facing their first audit.
26 November 2024 Advertisers' anouncements
Schemes and payments in-brief
Payments under the BISS, CRISS and ANC schemes have paused ahead of advance payments being sanctioned in the first week of December.
20 November 2024 Schemes
Farmer Writes: hopes for more static stars
Hopefully there won’t be any major ratings change in the little Limousin heifer that was born this month as she’s growing bigger by the day, along with her character.
20 November 2024 Farmer Writes
15 November is D-day for SCEP training
Participants who fail to complete the training will be removed from the programme and monies paid in year one will be recouped.
15 November 2024 News