The annual sheep and goat census forms have issued to over 47,000 sheep and goat keepers registered with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
The Department selected Friday 31st December as the 2020 census date. Keepers are required to record the census data on their flock registers and be aware that completion and return of the census is a legal obligation.
Completed forms returned by post must arrive no later than 1st February 2020 at the address printed on the envelope provided with the census form. It is not permitted to submit forms by post through any office of the Department. The onus remains with the flock/herd keeper to make sure that completed census forms are received on time.
The Department is encouraging keepers to return census data online on agfood.ie. An extended deadline of 15th February 2021 applies to online returns.
