1,000 applications per day for BDGP scheme

May 29 is the application deadline for the Beef Data and Genomics Programme.

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney said last Monday that over 5,000 farmers had already applied, and applications were coming in at more than 1,000 per day.

He said the scheme remains on target for the envisaged participation of 35,000 farmers, for which funding of €52m per year has been provided in the Rural Development Programme.