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Suspended mart sales will force farmers to be ‘at the mercy’ of meat processors – Beef Plan

ICSA suckler chair, Ger O’Brien, has described the travel restriction included in Bord Bia’s application for Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) for Irish Grass Fed Beef as anti-competitive.

Suckler beef is once again being ignored by Bord Bia in their recent proposal to achieve PGI (Protected Geographic Indication) status for Irish beef, according to founder of Ireland's Future, Gerry Loftus.

“We need a properly funded suckler welfare scheme that would pay €300 per cow on the first 20 cows of a herd.”

Fine Gael has said that it “understands” the value of the “vibrant” agri-food sector and is “committed” to supporting farmers and food businesses”.

New online platform to facilitate ‘transparent’ price negotiation between beef farmers and processors

ICSA president, Edmond Phelan, has insisted that a suckler based application for EU Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) is the only realistic option.

Pat Maher, a member of the Independent Farmers of Ireland, writes about beef farming in Ireland.

A global health pandemic, mass political resignations and high rainfall in recent weeks - 2020 seems to be the year that keeps on giving...