sheep census online

farawaygrass

went to do the sheep census online like last year, but when is says view/enter most recent data all that comes up is last years information that i submitted. any of ye do it online yet?

jomoloney

I Tried earlier as well ... same story

I think the site will down for a while to morrow morning for maintance, maybe check later to morrow

I think last year it was into the new year before they updated the site.

Conmaicne Mara

I was looking at the leaflet, was tempted to do it online, filled out the form and posted it instead, job done!

sea12

Conmaicne Mara wrote: »

I was looking at the leaflet, was tempted to do it online, filled out the form and posted it instead, job done!

Yep I was the same. It was just handier to fill it out and post it. Job done now.

Bleating Lamb

Whats deadline date for returning census?

Conmaicne Mara

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

Whats deadline date for returning census?

31 January 2014, you have ages. 15th December was the date to count the flock.

Farrell

Have tried a few times, but always still the same, last years info & it'll not allow updates.
Did anyone get to upload on the agfood?

glenkeo

Hi anyone know the address to send the sheep census form too, I was planning on doing census online. So I did not keep the free post envelope. Tried ring the number on the form about 20 times today no joy. Has anyone been able to do there census online ???

razor8

rang them today and they say they know there is a problem but havent a clue when it will sorted. said it was portloaise that was dealing with it

farawaygrass

glenkeo wrote: »

Hi anyone know the address to send the sheep census form too, I was planning on doing census online. So I did not keep the free post envelope. Tried ring the number on the form about 20 times today no joy. Has anyone been able to do there census online ???

was gonnw post this myself too. have envelope but just not 100% sure if it the right one. its addressed with

department of agriculture, food and the marine,
grassland sheep scheme section,
government buildings,
old abbeyleix road,
business reply,
portlaois,
co. laois.

and just above the first line its says in a box: license number pgs5.


can anyone confirm if this is the envelope sent out with the census form?

jomoloney

farawaygrass wrote: »

was gonnw post this myself too. have envelope but just not 100% sure if it the right one. its addressed with

department of agriculture, food and the marine,
grassland sheep scheme section,
government buildings,
old abbeyleix road,
business reply,
portlaois,
co. laois.

and just above the first line its says in a box: license number pgs5.


can anyone confirm if this is the envelope sent out with the census form?

it was portlaois any how so I'd say that will get them ok

jfh

i cant see anywhere on Agfoods for filling up that online census.
am i missing something or is it not ready yet?
anyone on here fill it up online?

razor8

log in and go to Single Farm Payment Section and down at the bottom you will see "Most Recent Sheep Census Information"

jfh

razor8 wrote: »

log in and go to Single Farm Payment Section and down at the bottom you will see "Most Recent Sheep Census Information"

will try again tmmrw, thanks v much for the info

glenkeo

hi

I was able to fill in sheep numbers on the dept web site tonight

Green farmer

Just looking at the form now, for the purpose of the census form, does it make any difference to your payment as to how you classify your ewes ? On a lowland farm how would you classify mules or hilltex sheep, most lowland sheep have a percentage of mountain in them ???

Farrell

Green farmer wrote: »

Just looking at the form now, for the purpose of the census form, does it make any difference to your payment as to how you classify your ewes ? On a lowland farm how would you classify mules or hilltex sheep, most lowland sheep have a percentage of mountain in them ???

I called them lowland

early_riser

whats the craic with the part this year for what type of mark and where abouts on the ewe you put it?

Green farmer

I'm guessing Its for hill sheep out roaming the mountains. They might be trying to pull together a database of what farmers different markings are ?

Connemara Farmer

Green farmer wrote: »

Just looking at the form now, for the purpose of the census form, does it make any difference to your payment as to how you classify your ewes ? On a lowland farm how would you classify mules or hilltex sheep, most lowland sheep have a percentage of mountain in them ???

I think there may be a point where payments are affected, say if you claim commonage/hill but on your census you put down that you only have lowland sheep. You're not likely to be putting them to the hill. So your payment on the commonage HA may be called into question.

Now, as to mixed flocks, and where that % line is drawn I cannot tell you.

It's something I'd seek advice over on Monday if it's bothering you. Better be safe than sorry for filling in a form

I met a fella last week who puts Zwartables to the hill.

Sheep breeder

the theory behind it is when there is commonage inspection being done that the sheep grazing the hill can be checked without catching the sheep on the open hill, this will catch a lot of the smart boys who are not grazing the hill for das and sps. know one guy with a big hill right who has only a flock of pure texels,
con you will need two extra pages for to fill in your markings only joking.

Connemara Farmer

Sheep breeder wrote: »

the theory behind it is when there is commonage inspection being done that the sheep grazing the hill can be checked without catching the sheep on the open hill, this will catch a lot of the smart boys who are not grazing the hill for das and sps. know one guy with a big hill right who has only a flock of pure texels,
con you will need two extra pages for to fill in your markings only joking.

I was only thinking the last day I'll change my raddle policy, might go with yellow for the first 17 and green for the remainder, as I'm picking replacements out of the first 17 days mainly.

The blue brand isn't in the best spot for using raddle but that's where it's staying!

supersean1999

Connemara Farmer wrote: »

I was only thinking the last day I'll change my raddle policy, might go with yellow for the first 17 and green for the remainder, as I'm picking replacements out of the first 17 days mainly.

The blue brand isn't in the best spot for using raddle but that's where it's staying!

Just write down rainbow in the colour comments

Connemara Farmer

supersean1999 wrote: »

Just write down rainbow in the colour comments

With a pot of gold coming out their rear end.

supersean1999

Won't be long until the hills are gathered again,

tabby aspreme

Be sure to return by registered post , pal of mine who hasn't kept sheep for years but still has to return the census has got no sfp yet this year as the department say they never received the 2013 census form !!!

gazahayes

Haven't got my forms yet and can't see anywhere online to do it either.

waalaa

gazahayes wrote: »

Haven't got my forms yet and can't see anywhere online to do it either.

Go to Single Farm Payment, then Farm Details (top left), then Sheep Census and you can fill it in from there.

gazahayes

waalaa wrote: »

Go to Single Farm Payment, then Farm Details (top left), then Sheep Census and you can fill it in from there.

Found it thanks for that.

skoger

I see there's a box for "Sheep Markings not provided" - do you not have to fill in that part?

gazahayes

skoger wrote: »

I see there's a box for "Sheep Markings not provided" - do you not have to fill in that part?

I had to tick it to say I have no markings wouldn't let me submit it online otherwise

Nekarsulm

tabby aspreme wrote: »

Be sure to return by registered post , pal of mine who hasn't kept sheep for years but still has to return the census has got no sfp yet this year as the department say they never received the 2013 census form !!!

Same happened me with DAP in 2013. Had to send Register and copies of sales dockets to Portlaoise. In fairness the lady I was dealing with, got it sorted, but took about 3 months.

Farrell

Is next year's payment based upon this years census?