Sheep
ICSA warns Creed to 'go back to drawing board' on EID tagging
The Sheep Committee of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) held a protest today (Monday, May 14) at...
Electronic Tagging
Sheep
Compulsory EID tagging for all sheep 'completely over the top'
The compulsory use of electronic identification (EID) tagging for all sheep has been described as “completely over the top” by the...
Beef
'Preliminary discussions' around mandatory electronic tagging of cattle take place
It has been confirmed that “preliminary discussions” have recently taken place regarding the introduction of the mandatory electronic tagging (EID) of...
Beef
Over 84,000 electronic cattle tags sold to date in 2018
Over 84,000 EID (electronic identification) cattle tags have been sold to date in 2018, a spokesperson for the Department of...
Agri-Business
Traceability regime blocking sheepmeat access to Japan
Irish sheepmeat is unlikely to gain access to the Japanese market without electronic tagging, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...
Sheep
Row over electronic tagging in new €10/ewe sheep scheme
The Government’s proposed new €25m sheep scheme has yet to be confirmed with the issue of electronic tagging said to...