Beef
News of beef support package welcomed but 'small print will be important'
News that Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed will put a proposed package for beef finishers in...
Beef Sector
Beef
Minister set to unveil Covid-19 beef support package
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed is set to bring details to Cabinet of a support scheme...
Beef
Competition watchdog 'treated farmers with contempt'
Letters issued to over 200 complainants by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) last week “treated farmers with contempt”,...
Agri Politics
Creed must 'tackle the power of beef processing' - Social Democrats
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has been called on to “tackle the power of the beef...
Beef
'Beef industry will close without safeguards' - Supermac's owner
Additional reportage by Claire Mc Cormack Unless the Government and processors take measures “right now” to safeguard the beef sector,...
Beef
'No scientific basis provided' for movement penalties - ICOS
It is high time that the decade-old “dysfunctional” Quality Payment System (QPS) is reviewed, according to the Irish Cooperative Organisation...
Beef
Revealed: Conclusions agreed in stakeholder beef talks
A review of the beef grid, beef specifications, carcass classification and market transparency were key issues covered by beef industry...
Beef
'Distorted trade': Meat factory concessions 'long overdue' - ICOS
Meat factory concessions are long overdue, with processors accused of having “subverted fair competition for livestock and distorted trade” by...
Agri Politics
Beef talks 'good opportunity to clear the air' - ICMSA
The beef talks between Meat Industry Ireland (MII), the Beef Plan Movement, farm organisations and the Department of Agriculture provided...
Beef
Beef talks conclude following 12-hour marathon
The talks between Meat Industry Ireland (MII), the Beef Plan Movement, farm organisations and state agencies have concluded following more...
Beef
Beef talks: Agreement 'close' on grid, insurance and contractual issues
Beef processors and farming organisations are in sight of hammering out an agreement on a number of issues in ongoing...
Agri Politics
Retail multiples 'must address requirement for fair margin' - FF
The attendance of retail multiples must be demanded by Government for talks on “fair” farm margins, according to Fianna Fáil...
Beef
Talks to break beef deadlock set for this afternoon
Talks between the Beef Plan Movement, Meat Industry Ireland (MII), the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and farmer...
Agri Politics
Creed: 'Toxicity of relations' in beef industry cannot continue
The current “toxicity of relations” between the beef industry and farming community cannot continue, and meat processors must change this,...
Beef
What does the new Oireachtas report say about cartels in beef?
There is no evidence to suggest that there is a cartel in operation in the beef processing industry, according to...
Beef
Dáil committee report recommends branded status for Irish beef
Members of the Oireachtas have recommended in a new report that Ireland should look to build a beef brand around...
Agri-Business
Vet corporate ownership and beef to dominate Oireachtas meeting
Corporate ownership of veterinary practices and the continued debate on the future of the beef sector in the context of...
Beef
Fianna Fáil to table 14-point motion to tackle 'ongoing beef crisis'
A motion on the “ongoing crisis in the beef sector”, proposing a number of policy actions tackling the need for supply...