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.
Beef
‘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.
A Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status for Irish grass-fed beef is at the"very final stage", according to Bord Bia's Joe Burke.
The European Commission is currently scrutinising Ireland's revised application for PGI status for Irish beef according to minister.
Minister McConalogue has confirmed that the application for PGI status for 'Irish Grass Fed Beef' will also cover beef from Northern Ireland.
Following its scrutiny of a submission by the UK to the EU / third country opposition procedure for...
The opposition procedure as part of Ireland's application to Europe for PGI status for 'Irish Grass Fed Beef' is coming to a close this week.
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue, has today welcomed the launch of the next phase of consultation on Ireland’s application for PGI status for 'Irish Grass Fed Beef'.
According to the LMC, the international market for grass-fed beef is to increase in value by up to $6.3 billion dollars over the next decade.
The European Commission will likely publish Ireland's application for a PGI for 'Irish Grass Fed Beef' in the coming weeks.
A PGI application for ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ has been submitted by the Department of Agriculture to the European Commission for review.
The publication of an application for Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status for 'Irish...
EU to actively facilitate Northern Ireland’s participation in the ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) process.
EU Commission is supportive of Northern Ireland being included in the application for PGI status for Irish grass fed beef.
The European Commission called for queries in the Irish Grass Fed Beef PGI application to be...
Northern Ireland's Agriculture Minister has said he hopes to explore the potential of establishing PGI status for British Grass Fed Beef.
A decision is expected from Europe by the end of next month (May) on Ireland's application for PGI status for 'Irish Grass Fed Beef'.
N.Ireland
Hopes remain high that Northern Ireland can comply with the criteria for PGI status for grass fed beef that have been established by Bord Bia.
Northern farmers will need to be vigilant that promised changes to the Republic's PGI status for Irish Grass Fed Beef actually take place.
The publication of the final version of the Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI) application for “Irish Grass Fed Beef” has been announced.
