Thousands have opted for deferred BEAM nitrogen reduction period
The rolled-over BDGP and BEEP S should be straightforward for cattle farmers who are already familiar with them, but there is also the new Dairy Calf Beef Scheme. And many farmers are still challenged to comply with the BEAM scheme requiements.
More than one in eight BEAM participants have opted to defer the timing for their 5% reduction of bovine livestock manure nitrogen on the holding.
Farmers who received €77m in BEAM payments in 2019 have to reduce organic nitrogen 5%, compared to their average level of July 2018 to July 2019.
