Agri-Business
Since the early 1990s, regional and local agricultural products in the EU have been protected through geographical indications.
Sheep News
The Irish Grown Wool Council will today (Monday, January 20) host a panel discussion at one of Ireland’s largest international trade shows.
Beef News
Bord Bia has again expressed confidence that the number of cattle eligible to attain ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ PGI status will increase.
The European Commission Representation to Ireland organised a reception of Irish products with EU GI labels at the Ploughing Championships.
Between 50 and 60% of prime cattle currently meet the qualifying criteria for the 'Irish Grass Fed Beef' PGI, according to Bord Bia.
Sheep
A final application to obtain a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) for 'Comeragh Mountain...
Dairy
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has said that he would "fully support" any applications for PGI for Irish dairy products.
Rural Life
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) is examining a submission seeking to secure PGI status for Irish boxty.
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 Charlie McConalogue and Andrew Muir are hosting an event in Donegal to mark the all-island PGI registration of Irish Grass Fed Beef
2023 had the worst comparative performance since 2015, as we saw the gap between Irish and British beef prices rise as high as
Antonio Enfedaque, a 61 year old Spanish farmer located in northeast Spain, has a total of 3,000 sheep on his farm.
The ICMSA has congratulated all involved in securing all-island protected geographical indication (PGI) status for Irish Grass Fed Beef.
Minister Charlie McConalogue said the application for an all-island PGI for Irish Grass Fed Beef has successfully concluded.
The DAFM has published an application for a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status for Certified Irish Angus Beef.
The ICMSA said the success of the PGI status for ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ will be based on higher returns for farmers.
