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Farmers struggling to meet BEAM repayments should contact the DAFM

Farmers facing financial difficulties and who are unable to make repayments under the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) have been urged to contact the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM). According to the department over 34,500 farmers applied for BEAM at its closing date of 20 September 2019, with €78 million in payments issued to participating farmers. However, some 11,000 BEAM participants did not meet some, or…

BEAM failure results in farmers having to fork out €18 million

Farmers are due to encounter some financial setbacks due to the poor design of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme. With the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) raising the red flag on the matter it is understood that farmers will fork out €18 million in payments due to the bad structure of BEAM. IFA livestock chairman, Brendan Golden says the clear failure of the BEAM scheme and its administration is…

3,600 farmers face penalty after missing BEAM reduction period

More than 3,600 farmers are facing a penalty after missing the deadline under the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme. Participants in the scheme had to reduce their bovine manure nitrogen (N) levels by five per cent (compared to an earlier reference period) within a one-year reduction period that ended on 30 June. However, due to the disruption caused by Covid-19 farmers were given the option to defer this reduction…