Ireland's Agriculture Minister expands SCEP eligibility for downgraded bulls and females.

Ireland's Agriculture Minister, Charlie McConalogue, announced additional flexibility for the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP), allowing bulls and females previously genotyped as 4- or 5-star but downgraded in November 2023 index changes, to remain SCEP-eligible. This change ensures that farmers relying on previous ICBF indexes for SCEP compliance are not disadvantaged by recent index changes.

March 12, 2024
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