Beef
'Dogs on the street' can see factory buyers disregarding 30-month rule
The demand for beef from meat processors, along with the decision of authorities in Saudi Arabia to remove the age...
30-month rule
Beef
IBLA asks farm leaders to 'clarify positions' on 30-month rule
The Irish Beef and Lamb Association (IBLA) has written letters to the presidents of three farm organisations asking them to...
Agri Politics
IBLA: Negligible BSE risk 'paves way' for abolition of 30-month rule
Ireland receiving a negligible BSE risk status “paves the way” for the abolition of the 30-month limit, according to the...
Beef
'Growing evidence that slaughtering under 30 months has environmental benefit'
There is “growing evidence” that slaughtering animals aged under 30 months has an environmental benefit, compared to older animals, a...
Beef
Farm Safety Partnership members call for removal of 'onerous' 30-month rule
A group of Farm Safety Partnership members has called for the removal of the 30-month rule, believing the rule risks...
Beef
Retailers called on to 'come clean' to farmers on beef specifications
Retailers are being called on to “come clean” to beef farmers and their customers on what their specifications are for...
Beef
Calls made for 'equitable market' for 30-month and older beef
Supermarkets and butchers in Co. Roscommon are being called on to support an “equitable market” for beef aged 30 months...
Agri Politics
30-month rule 'cost farmers €10.2 million in 2018'
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Livestock Committee has been called on to change its policy of defending the 30-month age...
Beef
'Processors must bring real offers if they want to resume business'
Beef processors have been told that they must “bring real offers to the table if they want to resume business”...
Beef
Beef Plan Movement members quiz retailers on price
Members of the Beef Plan Movement in Co. Roscommon have gone door to door among retailers in the county town,...
Beef
'BSE is over; there is no need for the 30-month rule now' - Dr. Paddy Wall
There is no scientific basis for the 30-month age limit to remain as a requirement for the slaughtering of beef...