Creed announces simplification of requirements for Beef Data and Genomics Programme
From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, today announced a simplification of requirements under the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) in relation to the eligibility of Stock Bulls under the programme.
Participants in the programme using a stock bull are required to have at least one bull on their holding on the 30th of June 2019 who was a minimum of 12 months old and was rated at 4 or 5 stars on the Replacement or Terminal Index, within or across breed on the first genomic evaluation or the genomic evaluation at the time of purchase.
There are 2 simplifications to this requirement:
Minister Creed said:
"I am pleased to announce this simplification of the Stock Bull requirement under Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP). Officials from my department have been working closely with their counterparts in the ICBF on this issue and I feel this pragmatic approach to what is a key requirement should lead to as many participants as possible receiving their full payment in 2019 under this important Programme. They have identified a number of herds that are currently not meeting this requirement and will be contacting them in the coming days to advise them of their obligations under the Programme."
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