patsy_mccabe wrote: » Lads, a couple of neighbours are signing up for this and they have asked me for help. Both are registered on agfood.ie as they need this already for the single payment (BPS). Am I right in saying that the inputted data, cattle weights etc can only be inputted on www.icbf.com and not agfood.ie ............... or can they just fill in the forms and send them in themselves? I did mine all last year on www.icbf.com. Also, can a few of us share the scales for the day.
High bike wrote: just the cows afaik
pure breed wrote: » Do all the cows need a sample of faeces taken or just a few in the herd. I think someone mentioned here or I read somewhere else that you could say powerhose a pen and leave a few cows in it for couple hrs and then come back and take you samples?
Jeo John wrote: » I signed up for Beep a week ago how do you know if application is accepted??
dohc turbo2 wrote: » Is it not compulsory to be on icbf for the likes of these schemes
minerleague wrote: » Joined up after saying was done with any more schemes (fed up with inspections etc ) but like bord bia it is almost compulsory by default to be in. A lot of these schemes seem to be dreamed up by people justifying their jobs by doing something.
Dunedin wrote: » As long as I keep getting money, I hope they keep justifying their jobs.......
Turbohymac wrote: » Feck all these penny making schemes around making farmers jump through hoops for pittance..it far past time that farm produce actually made a decent price that wouldn't require loads of stupid subsidies and grants..the eu have now given an initial 80million to irish meat factories to store excess meat for up to 6 months..AND the president of ifa was bladdering that at least the door was open and there would hopefully room for much more money from the EU to meat processors.. and wait for it the ifa guy then went on to say that hopefully the meat factories might be able to pass some of the 80m onto the farmers when there selling their animals into the factories... ok good to see brown envelopes are still around ..
Turbohymac wrote: » the eu have now given an initial 80million to irish meat factories to store excess meat for up to 6 months ..
ABitofsense wrote: » From reading the criteria for the Faecal samples, it states that a min of 10 samples be taken and that the cows tag be recorded for each container. It reads like every cow needs to be sampled, could be a while watching & waiting for cows to sh#te in the yard!! Am i interpreting it correctly
Sligoronan wrote: » Did anybody register scales yet. I can seem to find how to do so on the ICBF site.
Hurling Hereford wrote: » Give ICBF a buzz on (023) 8832883 and they'll advise you as to what to do fairly lively
patsy_mccabe wrote: » Watched the cows today when I was moving them to a bit of grass. Most of them did a poop when they stood up. Gathering sh1te won't be a problem.
Grueller wrote: » How will they know who did what sh1te. We hardly have to genomic tag the sh1te now too?
tanko wrote: » The dung samples don't have to be linked to specific cows afaik.
tanko wrote: » Am i right in saying that all cows have to be weighed this year including the cows that were weighed last year?
Sugarbowl wrote: » Yeah all cows have to be weighed again
Justjens wrote: » Got a quote from Animal Health Labs for faecal testing at €25 a poop, container/post included. Seems we have to do 10 samples regardless of herd size, that leaves about fifty quid for my time scooping ****e, anyone else get a quote for the testing.
tanko wrote: » 25 yoyos a poop really is taking the pi$$, i wonder how much they were charging before this scheme? I see Oldcastle Labs on the list, must give them a ring on Monday.
