Agri-Business
Ministers host event to mark all-island PGI for Irish Grass Fed Beef
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue and Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland,...
PGI
Agri-Business
PGI Welsh lamb to appear at Dubai food and drink event
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat promotion Wales (HCC) is taking PGI Welsh lamb to the Dubai food and drink event...
Agri-Business
A Spanish farm with 3,000 sheep and a turnover of €250,000
Antonio Enfedaque, a 61-year-old Spanish farmer located in northeast Spain, has a total of 3,000 sheep on his farm. Together...
Agri-Business
PGI for beef – ‘you don’t just get it on the basis of a good story’
“You don’t just get this on the basis of a good story.” Those are the words of beef sector manager...
N.Ireland
NI groups welcome progress on all-island PGI for grass-fed beef
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has welcomed this week’s news that the introduction of an all-island protected geographical indication (PGI)...
Agri-Business
‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ PGI proposal moves to next stage
The proposal to the European Commission for protected geographical indication (PGI) status for ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ has moved to...
Beef
NI beef steering group aims to deliver carbon calculations for farmers
Plans are in place within Northern Ireland's beef sector to develop a concerted response to the challenge of climate change,...
Beef
Work begins to secure the inclusion of Northern Ireland in grass-fed PGI
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) is heading up a group of stakeholder bodies that have been charged with the...
Sheep
PGI Welsh lamb recipes proves to be a hit in Scandinavia
Consumers in Sweden have been delighted with a new range of PGI Welsh lamb recipes exclusively created by native leading...
Agri-Business
New rules and logos to protect British food and drink
New logos for food and drink products with the European Union Protected Food Name (EUPFN) status have been unveiled. At...
Sheep
Promotion of Scotch Lamb PGI ahead of St. Andrew's day
United Auctions has been joined by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland, the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland...
Beef
Fears PGI could prevent NI farmers from using term ‘Irish grass-fed beef’
Northern Ireland beef farmers could object to the Republic’s application for PGI status for Irish grass-fed beef should it insist...
Opinion
It really is time to support home-grown produce
I am aware of the ongoing debate within the fresh produce sector as to what proportion of the monies coming...
