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Beep scheme - anyone joining

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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭Lime Tree Farm


    To help stream-line the weight recording process for participants in the pilot, ICBF will be writing to participants with a suggested 4-week window based on your calving pattern within which herd-owners are encouraged to weigh their cows and calves. We would ask pilot participants to please adhere to this suggested 4-week window, in order to maximise the efficiency of the pilot on the ground.

    Extracted from ;
    https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/farmingschemesandpayments/beep/BEEPTC.pdf


  • Registered Users Posts: 940 ✭✭✭tellmeabit


    To help stream-line the weight recording process for participants in the pilot, ICBF will be writing to participants with a suggested 4-week window based on your calving pattern within which herd-owners are encouraged to weigh their cows and calves. We would ask pilot participants to please adhere to this suggested 4-week window, in order to maximise the efficiency of the pilot on the ground.

    Extracted from ;
    https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/farmingschemesandpayments/beep/BEEPTC.pdf

    if you cant find the letter telling you when you should weigh them, is there any way to contact to find out?

    thanks,


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭Lime Tree Farm


    tellmeabit wrote: »
    if you cant find the letter telling you when you should weigh them, is there any way to contact to find out?

    thanks,

    I rang ICBF regarding their letter advising preferred dates for weighing, as mentioned in the Dept T&Cs. They are unaware of this requirement. Did say that weighing weanling ~ 5 months and the cow, would give better feed back on performance.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,085 ✭✭✭Grueller


    I rang ICBF regarding their letter advising preferred dates for weighing, as mentioned in the Dept T&Cs. They are unaware of this requirement. Did say that weighing weanling ~ 5 months and the cow, would give better feed back on performance.

    I weighed spring and autumn calves together. From 2 months old to 10 months old. No problem so far anyhow.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,688 ✭✭✭893bet


    Weighted a week old calf and one 7 months old!


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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,514 ✭✭✭Limestone Cowboy


    Was trying to input weights in Icbf there. Have code for rented scales but I still won't let me. Keeps telling me to register scales. Anyone else have the same problem?


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,543 ✭✭✭mayota


    Was trying to input weights in Icbf there. Have code for rented scales but I still won't let me. Keeps telling me to register scales. Anyone else have the same problem?
    I think you can register it as your own scales.


  • Registered Users Posts: 374 ✭✭trg


    Asking for a friend....

    We've cows and calves scattered around, very fragmented farm. Is there a check on the weights? Basically could you get away with estimating a couple of them?

    Not the right thing to do per t&c's but that not the question in this instance


  • Registered Users Posts: 818 ✭✭✭Sugarbowl


    Limestone - were you able to register the scales?


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,085 ✭✭✭Grueller


    trg wrote: »
    Asking for a friend....

    We've cows and calves scattered around, very fragmented farm. Is there a check on the weights? Basically could you get away with estimating a couple of them?

    Not the right thing to do per t&c's but that not the question in this instance

    If you have weighed the rest you will guess within 10 kilos anyhow. Who is to say in a month whether that was right or wrong on the day


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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,514 ✭✭✭Limestone Cowboy


    Sugarbowl wrote: »
    Limestone - were you able to register the scales?

    I have the scales registered but it won't let me input the weights.


  • Registered Users Posts: 581 ✭✭✭jd06


    What should the average daily gain of a commercial sucker march born calf be
    Just done my weighing


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,593 ✭✭✭50HX


    1 kg adg


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,285 ✭✭✭Anto_Meath


    That is that job done now hopefully the cheque will come along quickly.... handy enough and happy enough with how the calves are coming on.


  • Registered Users Posts: 818 ✭✭✭Sugarbowl


    Putting the straw on the floor is a good idea. When I did mine, some of the cows were cautious of the scales. It didn't bother the calves though.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,688 ✭✭✭893bet


    Anto_Meath wrote: »
    That is that job done now hopefully the cheque will come along quickly.... handy enough and happy enough with how the calves are coming on.

    When is payment supposed to happen?


  • Registered Users Posts: 818 ✭✭✭Sugarbowl


    893bet wrote: »
    When is payment supposed to happen?

    December I think. My instalment of the bdgp usually comes in around early Dec as does the remainder of BPS. So i figure around then too.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,285 ✭✭✭Anto_Meath


    I assume payment will be October with all the others. My guess is the sooner you have the information in the sooner the Dep can process your file for payment...The straw was a great job on the scales as the cows wouldn't go up on it otherwise.


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,640 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    I just booked a scales there. Pick up Saturday morning, return by Monday Morning. Will they charge me for Sunday?
    Every penny counts.;)

    'The Bishops blessed the Blueshirts in Galway, As they sailed beneath the Swastika to Spain'



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,285 ✭✭✭Anto_Meath


    I just booked a scales there. Pick up Saturday morning, return by Monday Morning. Will they charge me for Sunday?
    Every penny counts.;)

    No they shouldn't, I collect mine in the coop on Saturday morning and was told to have it back on Monday morning €50. Now as I have a full time job that actually pays I dropped it back Saturday evening as couldn't be taken time of work... flew through it.. 20 cows, 21 calves all done in about an hour.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 818 ✭✭✭Sugarbowl


    I just booked a scales there. Pick up Saturday morning, return by Monday Morning. Will they charge me for Sunday?
    Every penny counts.;)

    No Sunday is free. Exactly what I did too!


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,054 ✭✭✭bogman_bass


    60 cattle weighed in an hour and a half here.
    Long may this scheme last because it’s handy money


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,640 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    Managed to round up all the cows. €40 a head. Money for jam, Boys.....money for jam.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TweW5-0q-lE

    'The Bishops blessed the Blueshirts in Galway, As they sailed beneath the Swastika to Spain'



  • Registered Users Posts: 10,940 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    Haven't a clue about any of this.

    But do ye's just write down the weight of the beasts or is there some sort of ear tag reading, thing a majig on the scales and it sends the weight directly to the dept?
    Do ye need a receipt for the hire of the scales?


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,285 ✭✭✭Anto_Meath


    Managed to round up all the cows. €40 a head. Money for jam, Boys.....money for jam.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TweW5-0q-lE

    Thats it, only time I will ever €750 profit for an hours work.


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,640 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    I got them weighed yesterday. Didn't go that smoothly, but it was all down to my handling facilities. Weighed them in 2 places. First place was away from the house. The pen was only meant to hold cattle for loading and a small crush for AI use. It was either weigh them there or bring them home just to weigh. Suckler cows are next to impossible to work with when things are not set up right.

    Booking, collecting and working the scales was no bother. The Tru-Test EW7i is a super job. A bit pricey at €2050 but that includes the EID tag reader and platform......Anyway, job done.

    No cow over 800Kg. Had a very fleshy PB limousin at 790kg. Had one cow at 564kg and her 14 month old bull at 502 kg. When you look tru the weights, you can really see the role milk and fertility (late calving dates) play. Fleshy cows also weighing heavy just because they have no milk.

    'The Bishops blessed the Blueshirts in Galway, As they sailed beneath the Swastika to Spain'



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,349 ✭✭✭tractorporn


    Managed to round up all the cows. €40 a head. Money for jam, Boys.....money for jam.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TweW5-0q-lE

    Is there a date you have to have weighed by? I need to get my finger out!


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭Lime Tree Farm


    Is there a date you have to have weighed by? I need to get my finger out!

    1st November 2019


  • Registered Users Posts: 682 ✭✭✭barnaman


    From Terms etc

    Please note that BEEP payments will only be made on weight records recorded and validated on the ICBF database. All records mus tbe submitted within 7 days of the completion of the weight recording process. If weight records are deemed unusable as a result (inter alia) of failure to comply with the requirements for use of the scales, then payment may not issueunder the Pilot

    Weights must be submitted between 08March 2019 and 01 November 2019in accordance with Annex 1.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,349 ✭✭✭tractorporn


    barnaman wrote: »
    From Terms etc

    Please note that BEEP payments will only be made on weight records recorded and validated on the ICBF database. All records mus tbe submitted within 7 days of the completion of the weight recording process. If weight records are deemed unusable as a result (inter alia) of failure to comply with the requirements for use of the scales, then payment may not issueunder the Pilot

    Weights must be submitted between 08March 2019 and 01 November 2019in accordance with Annex 1.

    Cheers lads, I'm usually good at reading the T's and C's but this one just hasn't captured my imagination. The BIL has a new scales I'll try get it for next weekend.


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