Agri Politics
The IFA has written to Bord Bia to outline its concerns in relation to a revamp of the Origin Green quality assurance (QA) standards.
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) is planning to supply animal welfare information to Bord Bia under a new data sharing agreement.
Sheep
Much talk during questions from the floor at last Monday's IFA National Sheep Meeting arose on quality assurance (QA) bonuses for sheep.
Bord Bia has announced that it will be postponing its QA audits and consequently extending the validity of certification on relevant farms.
Beef
A new Quality Assurance Scheme from Bord Bia is expected to be signed of within days, after key issues were agreed upon at a meeting yesterday (Wednesday).
Key new details of the revised Bord Bia Quality Assurance Scheme currently under negotiations have emerged this week.