Suckler Cow Premium

The contents of the Suckler Cow Premium page on the InterPremium Main Form  depends on whether a claim has been made for the scheme year defined in the Producer screen.

Lodgement date and Start of retention: The dates that you made (or intend to make) the claim. The start of retention defaults to the day after the lodgement date. These can be changed to suit your requirements.

Claims limits grid: This displays the total amount of quota for each type, the number of animals already included in the claim and the balance between the quota held and the number included. As animals are selected these values are updated.

Current stocking density: shows the stocking density calculated through the BSP and SCP schemes. Only animals which are included in the schemes are included along with milk quota and SAP quota. To be eligible for premium this must be kept below 2.0 LU/ha. When this limit is exceeded InterPremium will create a warning message.

Percentage of heifers in the claim displays the percentage of animals within the claim that are heifers. If this rises above the percentage allowed by the current region rules in the claim year then the  button (which appears once animals are selected for the claim) is disabled to ensure MAFF limits are not exceeded.

Cows and heifers eligible for claim: This grid appears until a claim is committed that uses the available quota. It details all eligible animals. To include an animal in a claim click the relevant under the column ‘Include’.  To de-select an animal, click the checkbox again to leave it as (pressing the space bar alternates a check box between select and de-selected). Note that as you alter the number of animals selected, this is reflected in the claims limit box. If the percentage of heifers exceeds the permitted limits, a warning message will appear. Note that when the focus is in the

As soon as any eligible animals are selected the button will appear. Before committing your claim, select all the animals from the grid that you want to include (using the space bar to select animals is a faster method than clicking). The program will prevent you from entering more animals that your specified limit. You will also be warned if the heifer % exceeds the permitted number.

On clicking the button the Cows and heifers eligible for claim grid is replaced as below:

Animals included in original claim: Details the animals that were included in the original claim. Note that initially the grid titled  Replacement for animals in original claim will be empty. See Replacing or withdrawing animals in the Suckler Cow Premium Scheme.

- When ready to print the claim click this button to display the Print report form

- Allows the deletion of a claim form InterPremium. Note: If you have already submitted a claim to MAFF then deleting a claim would remove the possibility of tracking the removal of animals. It would be better to withdraw all animals and submit a new claim.