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  • Beef Sustainability Package

    Topics:
    • Grants and Funding, 
    • Livestock Farming, 
    • Area-based Schemes 2025, 
    • Beef farming

    The Beef Sustainability Package aims to help ensure the future viability of the beef sector. It comprises two measures; a Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme and a Suckler Cow Scheme which together seek to improve productivity and reduce emissions from older non-breeding animals.

    Beef Carbon Reduction SchemeSuckler Cow Scheme

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    • Am I eligible for BCR?
    • Am I eligible for SC Scheme
    • Area-based Schemes - Current Scheme Details
    • BCR Payments
    • Beef and sheep management notes
    • Beef at CAFRE
    • Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme
    • Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme Retention Period Examples
    • Beef Carcase Classification
    • Beef farming - breeding
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    • Beef farming technology projects
    • Beef management
    • Business Changes
    • Checks that we will carry out if you opt in for the SC Scheme
    • Checks that we will carry out if you opt-in for BCR
    • Cross Compliance 2025
    • DAERA AfIB Meat Inspectorate contacts
    • Deadweight price reporting
    • Eligible Beef breeds
    • Entitlements and Transfers 2025
    • Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) general information and guidance
    • How do I opt in for the SC Scheme?
    • How do I opt-in for BCR?
    • How to access DAERA online services via Government Gateway
    • How to Apply
    • New & Future Schemes
    • Northern Ireland Agricultural Census 2025
    • Other Useful Information
    • Previous years Area-based Schemes
    • Registering for Government Gateway (GG) and NIDA accounts
    • Review of Decisions 2025
    • Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme (RMCGS) 2024/2025 Letter of Offer Terms and Conditions
    • SC Scheme How To Videos
    • SC Scheme Payments
    • SC Scheme Terms and Conditions
    • Single Application and Maps How To Videos
    • Suckler Cow Scheme
    • Sustainable Agriculture Programme: Co Design with Stakeholders
    • What is the Beef Carbon Reduction (BCR) Scheme
    • What is the Suckler Cow (SC) Scheme?
    • What to do if you are not happy with our decision
    • What to do if you are not happy with our decisions?
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