Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 May 2023
624. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who participated in both the beef environmental efficiency programme - suckler and the beef data and genomics programme from January 2022 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24472/23]
View answerThe Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Suckler (BEEP-S) aimed to increase the efficiency of Ireland’s suckler herd. It will do this by improving the data that is collected about the herd. This was a nationally funded scheme in 2022.
The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) provided financial support to farmers for using technology and genomics to improve the national herd and was a co-funded scheme. BDGP I commenced in 2015 while BDGP II commenced in 2017. Both programmes ended on 31 December 2022.
In 2022, some 15,587 farmers were participating in both the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme - Suckler (BEEP-S) and the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP).
