Agri-Business
Bord Bia said it will be "several months" before final agreement is reached on the new producer standard for beef, sheep and dairy farmers.
Bord Bia has confirmed to Agriland that the new quality assurance (QA) standard will not be agreed before the end of the year.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said that on-farm inspections have now resumed across the country.
Beef
Over 3,500 farmers who applied for the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) are yet to apply for quality assurance from Bord Bia
Bord Bia has encouraged existing farmer members of its SBLAS who are nearing the end of their certification period to schedule their audit.
Bord Bia has said that it will not be moving to an exclusively digitally-based audit format when a new producer standard is implemented.
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Bord Bia has announced a full return to on-farm audits following the easing of Covid-19-related...
