Beef
Northern Ireland working to secure PGI status for ‘grass fed’ beef
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, has confirmed that work is progressing to demonstrate that Northern Ireland’s...
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Beef
Irish Beef PGI: Northern farmers advised to be ‘very vigilant’ to ensure NI is included
Northern farmers will need to be vigilant that promised changes to the Republic’s PGI status for Irish Grass Fed Beef...
Agri-Business
Island’s milk pool faces ‘ridiculous scenario’ where milk is Irish ‘everywhere except Ireland’
The island’s milk pool faces a “ridiculous scenario” where milk produced in the Republic of Ireland is often no longer...
Agri-Business
Co. Down milk producer calls for improved farm support measures
Co. Down dairy farmer Cavan Johnston is calling for the Stormont Executive to provide improved levels of support for young...
Beef
Beef-sired calf registrations drop in Northern Ireland
The number of beef sired calves registered in Northern Ireland has dropped by 1.7% for the month of January 2021,...
Beef
Beef quotes holding firm in Northern Ireland
The week-on-week quotes for prime cattle in Northern Ireland are holding firm according to the Livestock and Meat Commission. Quotes...
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...
Beef
Prices remain steady in Northern Ireland this week
Beef price has remained stable this week in Northern Ireland according to the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC). Taking a...
Agri-Business
Poots outlines future for NI agriculture to YFCU conference
The first of four webinars, making up the 2021 Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) Agri-Food Conference, saw Agriculture Minister...
Beef
Beef prices strengthen again in Northern Ireland
The price for prime beef cattle seems to be going from strength to strength as additional rises of 4p/kg were...
Agri-Business
Republic’s beef exports to NI up 10% in 2020
Beef exports from the Republic to Northern Ireland have risen dramatically over the last 12 months, according to a newly...
Beef
Farm antibiotic usage is falling in Northern Ireland
The recently published Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA) ‘Targets Task Force Report 2020’ confirms that sales of...
Beef
Prime cattle receive a price rise in Northern Ireland for the first week of 2021
As the conclusion of Brexit occurred on January 1, 2021, fortunately the live export trade of cattle to Northern Ireland...
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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...
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...
Beef
Beef trade: Brexit uncertainty prevents price rise
As the total number of processed cattle for last week amounted to 35,702 head, some factories seem to be in...
N.Ireland
HSENI releases 42,000 ‘Avoid Harm on the Farm’ child safety calendars
The Chief Executive of the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI), Robert Kidd, has launched the ‘Avoid Harm...
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...
