Beef News
Bord Bia confident cattle eligible for PGI status will increase
Bord Bia has again expressed confidence that the number of cattle eligible to attain ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ Protected Geographical...
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Bord Bia: Up to 60% of prime cattle qualify for grass fed beef PGI
Between 50 and 60% of prime cattle currently meet the qualifying criteria for the ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ Protected Geographical...
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Minister would 'fully support' PGI applications for Irish dairy products
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has said he would “fully support” any applications for registration of Protected...
Beef News
Bord Bia: SBLAS only way to verify PGI beef grass fed criteria
Bord Bia has said that its quality assurance (QA) programme is currently the only way to ensure compliance with EU...
Agri Politics
IBLA questions Bord Bia SBLAS requirement for PGI beef
The Irish Beef and Lamb Association (IBLA) is questioning the requirement for farmers supplying Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) ‘Irish Grass...
Beef News
Bord Bia to set up monitoring group for PGI beef
Bord Bia has confirmed to Agriland that it is currently in the process of establishing a monitoring group to oversee...
Beef News
PGI 'Irish Grass Fed Beef' appears on Italian supermarket shelves
‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’, with full Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status has appeared on supermarket shelves in Italy today (Tuesday,...
Beef
Irish Grass Fed Beef PGI 'must add additional value' to Irish beef
The protected geographical indication (PGI) status of ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ “must add additional value to Irish beef”, according to...
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What's in the 'Irish Grass Fed Beef' PGI for beef farmers?
The new ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status is a win-win scenario for Irish beef farmers, according...
Beef
'Irish Grass Fed Beef' due on Italian shelves before end of March
‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’, with full Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status, will feature on shop shelves across Italy before the...
Beef
Grass fed beef PGI must deliver 'champagne prices' - ICSA
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said that the “true test” of the Irish Grass Fed Beef...
Beef
Ministers highlight 'quality and sustainability' of Irish grass fed beef
Agriculture ministers pledged today (Friday, March 1) that farmers – north and south – would get the “recognition they deserve”...
Beef News
Ministers host event to mark all-island PGI for Irish Grass Fed Beef
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue and Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland,...
N.Ireland
New LMC board members meet for the first time
The new team of Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) board members met recently for the first time to discuss the...
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Beef News
EU officially registers Irish Grass Fed Beef PGI
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has today (Wednesday, November 29) announced that the application for...
Beef News
ICMSA: PGI success will be gauged by higher returns to farmers
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has said that the success of the protected geographical indication (PGI) status for...
Agri-Business
Irish Grass Fed Beef PGI 'huge benefit' for Ireland - Golden
The opportunity to market Irish beef under the protected geographical indication (PGI) status for grass-fed beef has been described as...
Beef News
European Commission moves to adopt PGI for 'Irish Grass Fed Beef'
Ireland is to get protected geographical indication (PGI) status for ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’. The European Commission has confirmed to...