Beef
'PGI must deliver price premium for farmers' - Cullinan
The Irish Farmers’ Association president Tim Cullinan has said that while the application for Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status for...
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Agri-Business
Agriculture minister says PGI for Irish Whiskey and Cream will protect exports to China
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has welcomed the news that the written procedure for concluding the...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Agri Politics
Chinese recognition for Irish Whiskey and Cream 'invaluable'
The news that two Irish protected geographical indications (PGIs) will be recognised by China, along with 100 other EU PGIs,...
Agri Politics
Irish whiskey included in list of PGIs to be recognised by China
Irish whiskey has been included in a list of EU protected geographic indications (PGIs) that will be recognised by China...
Beef
McConalogue opens door to all-Ireland beef PGI
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said he would be open to the possibility of an...
Beef
Suckler beef PGI application to include young bulls
Agreement has been reached to proceed with the application of Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status for Irish Grass Fed Beef...
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Farm groups back PGI application after 8-hour taskforce meeting
Farm organisations have given their backing to the protected geographic application (PGI) status application for ‘Irish Grass-Fed Beef’, following a...
Agri-Business
IFA 'disappointed' that beef taskforce meeting on PGI was cancelled
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has expressed its “disappointment” that a meeting of the beef taskforce which was due to...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Beef
'PGI-only' beef taskforce meeting for today called off
A meeting of the Beef Market Taskforce was due to take place today (Monday, October 12) exclusively for the purpose...
Beef
'One size fits all' PGI remains 'problematic' for ICSA
Giving its reaction to Wednesday’s (September 23) meeting of the Beef Market Taskforce, the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association...
Beef
Slight changes made to 'Grass-Fed Beef' PGI application
Slight changes have been made to the documentation for the protected geographic indication (PGI) application for ‘Irish Grass-Fed Beef’, AgriLand understands. The...
Beef
Poll results: Do you believe PGI status for Irish grass-fed beef will benefit farmers?
60% of people don’t think that Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status for Irish grass-fed beef will benefit farmers in the...
Agri-Business
Poll: Is PGI status for Irish grass-fed beef a good move?
The Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) application for ‘Irish grass-fed beef’ is continuing to cause controversy within the agriculture industry, particularly...
Agri Politics
Controversy over PGI application for grass-fed beef is a 'great pity' - IFA
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president Tim Cullinan and livestock chairman Brendan Golden are meeting the Department of Agriculture today (Friday,...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Beef
'Danger of squandering' PGI opportunity 'unless we get our act together'
The Irish beef sector “has an opportunity to take a positive step forward” by submitting a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)...
Beef
ICSA joins chorus of opposition to PGI application for grass-fed beef
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has made a comprehensive submission to the opposition procedure for the application...
Beef
INHFA lodges objection to PGI application for grass-fed beef
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) has officially lodged an opposition statement to the current Protected Geographical Indication...
Agri-Business
Letter to the editor: PGI grass-fed status 'creating confusion'
Bord Bia and the Department of Agriculture have proposed a new Irish grass-fed beef PGI for submission to the EU...