Q&A: 2015 basis for BDGP in exceptional cases

Exceptions can be made to allow a 2015 basis in the beef data and genomics programme, for some new entrants, or applicants by force majeure circumstances in 2014.

Such farmers should apply for the scheme before tomorrow’s deadline, and the decision on whether to use a 2015 basis, where appropriate, will be decided after the deadline, said Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney.

Each herd’s number of eligible cows on which payment (and the level of genotyping required) is based is the number of suckler cows with a calving on the farm in 2014.