The Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot (BEEP) targeted support for suckler farmers is a pilot scheme for 2019 only, exchequer funded, and

With calves born to beef breed dams in the year to July down from 727,571 in 2017 to 701,833 this year, the Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot (BEEP) scheme in 2019 will deliver a timely €40 payment per suckler weanling.