Opinion
The work to secure PGI status for beef from Northern Ireland must start now
Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has confirmed that the application to secure Protected Geographical Indication...
LMC
Beef
Shipping finished cattle north for slaughter will be a tariff-free option post Brexit
Northern Ireland’s farm minister Edwin Poots has confirmed that Irish cattle imported into the north can be slaughtered there and...
Agri-Business
New board member appointed to the Livestock and Meat Commission
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced the appointment of a new board member to the Livestock and...
Agri-Business
Irish Grass-Fed Beef PGI to include Northern Ireland in cover letter
Northern Ireland could be included in a cover letter on the Republic of Ireland’s application for PGI status for Irish...
Agri-Business
NI stakeholders warn of potential objection to Irish Grass-Fed Beef PGI
Northern Irish agricultural industry leaders have warned they could object to the Republic’s Grass-Fed PGI application should it persist in...
Agri-Business
LMC launches 8-week ‘Truth About Beef’ campaign
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has this week launched a new campaign to highlight the environmental and health credentials of...
Agri-Business
Lapsers: Social influencers to blame as 26% plan to reduce red meat consumption
More than one in four Northern Ireland adults say they plan to eat less red meat because of social media...
Beef
Increase in beef bulls on dairy farms drives NI’s increase in beef-sired calves
Figures show more Northern Ireland dairy farmers are choosing to serve cows with beef bulls again as the number of beef-sired...
Beef
NI farmers warned increase in ‘nomad’ cattle could knock carcase prices
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been warned against importing ‘nomad’ cattle for finishing amid concern it may affect carcase prices....
Beef
Surge in southern cattle being sent to factories in Northern Ireland
Imports of cattle from the Republic of Ireland into Northern Irish meat plants have surged in recent times with numbers...
Agri-Business
Date set for Farm Quality Assurance inspections to resume in NI
The Northern Ireland Beef and Lamb Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (FQAS) Industry Board has said it will soon resume inspections....
Agri-Business
UK farm assurance inspections suspended
Three of the UK’s main farm assurance bodies have announced all inspections will be suspended as part of measures to...
Beef
Coronavirus adding uncertainty to UK beef market
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) market analyst Hannah Clarke is reporting that the coronavirus outbreak is adding uncertainty...
Beef
DAERA announces brucellosis compensation rates for February
Brucellosis compensation rates for February 2020 have been announced by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in...
Beef
LMC: NI calf registrations to sucklers down over 2,000 in 2019
Over the course of 2019, some 223,241 beef sired calves were registered to suckler cows in Northern Ireland, according to...
Agri-Business
Antibiotics training to become mandatory for assured NI beef and lamb farmers
Antibiotics training is to become mandatory for Northern Ireland beef and lamb farmers under changes to the region’s Farm Quality...
Agri-Business
UK exporters declare ‘business as usual’ at Anuga despite Brexit chaos
Brexit doesn’t need to stand in the way of new and existing trade according to UK meat firms at Anuga...
Agri-Business
UK levy bodies propose more coordinated approach to ruminant health
The UK’s levy boards have launched a consultation on proposals to form a Ruminant Health and Welfare Group to deliver...
