Beef
Retailers should be brought before the Beef Forum regarding their input to the supply chain, according to Macra president James Healy.
Minster for Agriculture Michael Creed highlighted that the inter-dependency of the stakeholders in the Irish beef sector must be recognised.
Agri-Business
Two of the country's leading farm organisations have opted not to attend the much-publicised 12th Beef Roundtable this week.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed today chaired the 11th meeting of the Beef Roundtable.
Opinion
Ireland's beef industry is now in the slow lane when one compares the investment ongoing within the milk sector
The moratorium that has been in place for 14 months regarding heavy cattle is to end later this month, Cormac Healy of MII has said.
The number of cattle slaughtered in November 2015 remained virtually unchanged compared to November 2014, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Producer organisations in the beef sector are to be legally recognised for the first time in Ireland, the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, has announced.
The next meeting of the Beef Roundtable looks set to be a lively affair and a range of issues will be discussed by industry bodies.
Teagasc's development of a new set of production blueprints for beef farmers is a key outcome from the Beef Roundtable process
Legislation to give legal standing to Producer Organisations is set to be created after agreement among industry stakeholders at the Beef Roundtable.
