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The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, today announced that payments under the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) have commenced.
The Minister commented:
“I welcome the payment of over €46 million to some 15,364 farmers participating in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme this week. These payments further build on the range of support schemes available for beef farmers.
"SCEP provides support to beef farmers to improve the environmental sustainability of the national beef herd. This is the first year of SCEP as part of the CAP and builds on the gains delivered in recent years through the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) and the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme (BEEP) by improving the genetic merit of the Irish Suckler herd. The introduction of this programme further demonstrates the continuing commitment of this government to the beef sector for the coming years.”
The Minister concluded by stating that:
“I appreciate the importance of these payments to the beef sector and therefore encourage SCEP participants to submit any outstanding documentation to the department or the ICBF as soon as possible so that outstanding payments can be processed.”
It is important to note that payments may take up to five days to reach farmers' accounts.