BEEP-S replacement scheme must deliver 'critical support' of €90 per cow 

The SCEP was an "important first step" in supporting suckler farmers - but must now be built on with the announcement of a BEEP-S replacement, the IFA said.

The socioeconomic contribution suckler farming makes to rural communities throughout the country, and the environmental rewards, "must all be valued and protected", the IFA has said.

The replacement scheme to the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme - Suckler (BEEP-S) scheme must deliver "critical support" of €90 per cow for all cows, the Irish Farmers' Association has stressed.

Livestock chair Brendan Golden said that the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) - which opened for applications this week - is "an important first step" in support of suckler farmers.