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EU opens up PGI application for ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ to submissions

EU opens up PGI application for ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ to submissions

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has today (Wednesday, December 8) welcomed the launch of the next...

December 8, 2021
Agri-food research fund now open for applications

Agri-food research fund now open for applications

An all-island agri-food research programme has opened for applications from public research institutions in Northern Ireland. The programme will support...

December 20, 2020
Irish Grass-Fed Beef PGI to include Northern Ireland in cover letter

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...

November 20, 2020
NI farmers warned All-Ireland PGI ‘may not be practical’

NI farmers warned All-Ireland PGI ‘may not be practical’

Officials are claiming it “may not be practical” to include Northern Ireland in plans for Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status...

September 18, 2020
Poots writes to southern counterpart over NI eligibility for Bord Bia schemes

Poots writes to southern counterpart over NI eligibility for Bord Bia schemes

Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has written to his counterpart in the Republic of Ireland over concerns as to...

September 9, 2020
£362,000 boost announced for 2 fish and farming research projects

£362,000 boost announced for 2 fish and farming research projects

Two Northern Ireland research institutions – AFBI and Ulster University – are set to benefit from more than £362,000 of...

October 4, 2018