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According to figures released to Fianna Fáil from the Department of Agriculture, only a third of Cork farmers have applied for the new Beef Data Genomics Programme. Photo: iStock

Cork East Fianna Fáil Councillor Kevin O’Keeffe says the low uptake of the Beef Data Genomics Programme in the county is a clear indication that the scheme is a bad deal for farmers. Figures released to Fianna Fáil from the Department of Agriculture reveal that while there are almost 6,000 suckler cow herds in Cork, less than 2,000 farmers have applied for the new programme.

Councillor O’Keeffe commented, “The figures showing the numbers signing up to the new Beef Genomics scheme speak for themselves. Farmers have ......

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