Agri-Business
Bord Bia said it will be "several months" before final agreement is reached on the new producer standard for beef, sheep and dairy farmers.
Bord Bia has confirmed to Agriland that the new quality assurance (QA) standard will not be agreed before the end of the year.
Beef
Bord Bia has said that a requirement to provide space for animals in the new QA standard "does not go beyond" current SBLAS requirements.
The president of the IFA Francie Gorman has said he is "hopeful" of more "workable" Bord Bia Quality Assurance (QA) scheme audits for...
Beef News
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.
Recommendations that are understood to have been tabled by Bord Bia in relation to Origin Green are "potentially a matter for the CCPC".
Talks on the reform of Origin Green have seen a recommendation tabled that would see QA farms only buying cattle from other QA farms.
The DAFM has confirmed to Agriland that over 1,400 suckler farmers are set to be removed from the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP).
The ICSA president has described the extended Bord Bia certification deadline under the SCEP a "common-sense decision".
The Bord Bia quality assurance deadline under SCEP has now been extended until January 2024 for all applications made by the October deadline.
Around 3,000 farmers who applied for the SCEP have yet to apply for quality assurance from Bord Bia, the ICMSA has said.
Over 3,500 farmers who applied for the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) are yet to apply for quality assurance from Bord Bia
Bord Bia carried more than 300,000 carbon assessments on Irish beef and dairy farms according to latest figures in its 2022 annual report.
The IFA is reminding farmers who have applied for SCEP of the quality assurance requirement in the scheme.
Farmers applying to become members of SBLAS have been advised to gat their applications in as soon as possible.
Bord Bia has encouraged existing farmer members of its SBLAS who are nearing the end of their certification period to schedule their audit.
A Bord Bia flagship scheme which aims to highlight the "sustainability" of Irish beef and lamb has been slammed by the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association.
