Agri-Business
Since the early 1990s, regional and local agricultural products in the EU have been protected through geographical indications.
Bord Bia launched its first-ever Chefs' Irish Beef Club in Asia today marking a significant milestone in the promotion of premium Irish beef on the global stage.
Beef News
Bord Bia has again expressed confidence that the number of cattle eligible to attain ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ PGI status will increase.
Between 50 and 60% of prime cattle currently meet the qualifying criteria for the 'Irish Grass Fed Beef' PGI, according to Bord Bia.
Dairy
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has said that he would "fully support" any applications for PGI for Irish dairy products.
Bord Bia said its quality assurance (QA) programme is currently the only way to ensure compliance with PGI Irish Grass Fed Beef criteria.
Agri Politics
The IBLA is questioning the requirement for farmers supplying PGI ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ to be quality assured.
Bord Bia is currently in the process of establishing a monitoring group to oversee the rollout of the PGI for ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’.
‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’, with full Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status has appeared on supermarket shelves in Italy.
Beef
The protected geographical indication (PGI) status of ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ "must add...
The new ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef' PGI status is a win-win scenario for Irish beef farmers, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue said.
‘Grass Fed Irish Beef', with Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status, will feature on shop shelves across Italy by the end of March.
The ICSA has said that the "true test" of the Irish Grass Fed Beef PGI will be to see if it delivers “champagne" prices for farmers.
Ministers have pledged that farmers will get the "recognition they deserve" as a result of the all-island PGI status for Irish beef.
Ministers Charlie McConalogue and Andrew Muir are hosting an event in Donegal to mark the all-island PGI registration of Irish Grass Fed Beef
N.Ireland
The new team of Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) board members met recently for the first time to discuss the organisation’s priorities
Minister Charlie McConalogue said the application for an all-island PGI for Irish Grass Fed Beef has successfully concluded.
The ICMSA said the success of the PGI status for ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ will be based on higher returns for farmers.
The opportunity to market Irish beef under the PGI status for grass-fed beef has been described as a "huge benefit" for Ireland.
Ireland is to get protected geographical indication (PGI) status for 'Irish Grass Fed Beef' Agriland has learned.
"You don't just get this on the basis of a good story." Those are the words of beef sector manager with Bord Bia, Mark Zieg, speaking about the PGI application for Irish Grass Fed Beef'
The introduction of an all-island protected geographical indication (PGI) for grass-fed beef has come one step closer.
The proposal to the European Commission for protected geographical indication (PGI) status for...
