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Beep scheme - anyone joining

Mac Taylor

As above, €40 euro per calf, seems you can rent the scales for €50 euro.
Not sure on the number of weigh ins required. For me it would be ~800 euro, can’t say whether I’m interested or not

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White Clover

Hurling Hereford wrote: »

No!

Thanks! Any word of a second BEAM?

Hurling Hereford

White Clover wrote: »

Thanks! Any word of a second BEAM?

Id doubt it very much WC

rushvalley

Bought a springer with a calf at foot last February but they aren't showing up on the list of eligible animals for beep.... anyone else have this problem?

Green&Red

rushvalley wrote: »

Bought a springer with a calf at foot last February but they aren't showing up on the list of eligible animals for beep.... anyone else have this problem?

Does that calf not have to be born on ur farm?

Biscuitus

Weighed a bunch of cows and calves. I couldn't believe how off I was with my estimates at the start.

On the plus side I'll be getting money, on the downside I'll have to spend a bunch of that on pour-on and dosing cause I've been under valuing their weight for so long.

bogman_bass

Biscuitus wrote: »

Weighed a bunch of cows and calves. I couldn't believe how off I was with my estimates at the start.

On the plus side I'll be getting money, on the downside I'll have to spend a bunch of that on pour-on and dosing cause I've been under valuing their weight for so long.

I’ve entered a lot of stock judging competitions with Macra and in general most people overestimate their ability to judge weights.

SuperTortoise

Having problems entering details for scales, was given registration number by co-op but can't enter it in the register scales box, the box just has "OWN" in it and it won't delete so that i can enter the proper number?

On the main screen i have a registration number showing but it is different to the one i was given in the co-op, any ideas, thanks.

50HX

Enter the number after own in the box

tanko

SuperTortoise wrote: »

Having problems entering details for scales, was given registration number by co-op but can't enter it in the register scales box, the box just has "OWN" in it and it won't delete so that i can enter the proper number?

On the main screen i have a registration number showing but it is different to the one i was given in the co-op, any ideas, thanks.

I'm just after putting in the weights for a neighbour and the scales number was already there when i logged into his ICBF account. It wasn't in the "own" box.
Dont worry about that "own" box and try entering the weights.

SuperTortoise

Have the weights entered alright, trying to put a number after the "own" just says invalid registration number, i'll chance it there's some sort of a number put down for me i'd say it'll be grand.

tanko

If the weights are entered correctly you can click on a tab at the top that shows a screen with the cows and their calves weights and the date they were weighed.

SuperTortoise

That comes up alright, just wanted to be sure i was'nt docked on a technicality is all, thanks.

tanko

You could always give ICBF a ring just to check all is ok i suppose.

Green&Red

tanko wrote: »

I'm just after putting in the weights for a neighbour and the scales number was already there when i logged into his ICBF account. It wasn't in the "own" box.
Dont worry about that "own" box and try entering the weights.

Did you get a notification as the scales owner to say your scales had been used?

tanko

Green&Red wrote: »

Did you get a notification as the scales owner to say your scales had been used?

He hired the scales from the local co-op.

tanko

If a farmer books scales for Saturday 26th, they don't have to be returned until the Tuesday morning with Monday 28th being a Bank Holiday, so will have the scales for three days instead of one.
This could be useful for someone with a fragmented farm.

Sugarbowl

According to Agriland, payment has started... I like the sound of that!!

sonnybill

Sugarbowl wrote: »

According to Agriland, payment has started... I like the sound of that!!

Anyone got it in amounts processed?

Sugarbowl

Nothing showing up for me yet anyway

Grueller

Nor here

patsy_mccabe

https://twitter.com/HerdPlus/status/1187700370245586944

josephsoap

sonnybill wrote: »

Anyone got it in amounts processed?

Nothing showing in amounts due here

Anto_Meath

Just after checking the bank account there and the money came through yesterday wee hee happy days, its defiantly the handiest money I ever got. Just waiting on the text message now to tell me its in so that I will be happy again. I got €40 for each calf so my cow that has regular twins was a great help.

Lime Tree Farm

The clocks might go forward this month.

https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/calls-made-for-extension-to-beep-weighing-deadline/

Sugarbowl

When did you weigh yours Anto?
I did mine in late June. Nothing here yet

Anto_Meath

Hi Sugarbowl, I weighed them the 23 of August, I have also all information up to date on ICBF regarding Calf Quality, Scour ect. Submitted info on the last calf last week just as he was 5 months so maybe that is connected, I don't know.

50HX

Lime Tree Farm wrote: »

The clocks might go forward this month.

https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/calls-made-for-extension-to-beep-weighing-deadline/

Same old story....extend the deadline. ..ffs if you don't have them weighed by now don't bother with the scheme

tanko

Anto_Meath wrote: »

Hi Sugarbowl, I weighed them the 23 of August, I have also all information up to date on ICBF regarding Calf Quality, Scour ect. Submitted info on the last calf last week just as he was 5 months so maybe that is connected, I don't know.

It's a separate scheme from the BDGP.
I helped a neighbour weigh his cows and calves three weeks ago and he got paid today. Some of his calves wouldn't be five months old yet.

sonnybill

I weighed mine October 02nd, they paid me Oct 22nd! Great scheme .. what interested me was the variation in the weights of cows.. I would have been a bit off when estimating for dosing rates on some of them to be honest .. ive one 546kg coween and I thought there was something up with the scales but she has reared a 300kg heifer calf so I suppose she is the one % wise we should be having not the 730kg looker!!

Lime Tree Farm

50HX wrote: »

Same old story....extend the deadline. ..ffs if you don't have them weighed by now don't bother with the scheme

“many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first”