Sheep
DAFM submits final PGI application for Comeragh Mountain Lamb
A final application to obtain a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) for ‘Comeragh Mountain Lamb’ has been submitted by the Department...
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Dairy
Minister would 'fully support' PGI applications for Irish dairy products
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has said he would “fully support” any applications for registration of Protected...
Rural Life
DAFM examining submission on boxty PGI application - minister
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is currently examining a submission seeking to secure Protected Geographical Indication...
Beef News
Bord Bia: SBLAS only way to verify PGI beef grass fed criteria
Bord Bia has said that its quality assurance (QA) programme is currently the only way to ensure compliance with EU...
Agri Politics
IBLA questions Bord Bia SBLAS requirement for PGI beef
The Irish Beef and Lamb Association (IBLA) is questioning the requirement for farmers supplying Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) ‘Irish Grass...
Beef News
Bord Bia to set up monitoring group for PGI beef
Bord Bia has confirmed to Agriland that it is currently in the process of establishing a monitoring group to oversee...
Beef News
PGI 'Irish Grass Fed Beef' appears on Italian supermarket shelves
‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’, with full Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status has appeared on supermarket shelves in Italy today (Tuesday,...
Beef
Irish Grass Fed Beef PGI 'must add additional value' to Irish beef
The protected geographical indication (PGI) status of ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ “must add additional value to Irish beef”, according to...
Beef News
What's in the 'Irish Grass Fed Beef' PGI for beef farmers?
The new ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status is a win-win scenario for Irish beef farmers, according...
Beef
'Irish Grass Fed Beef' due on Italian shelves before end of March
‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’, with full Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status, will feature on shop shelves across Italy before the...
Beef
Grass fed beef PGI must deliver 'champagne prices' - ICSA
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said that the “true test” of the Irish Grass Fed Beef...
Beef News
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,...
Agri-Business
Beef prices recovering from 'worst UK comparative' since 2015
2023 has seen the worst comparative performance since 2015 in terms of beef prices, as the gap between Irish and...
Sheep
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...
Beef News
ICMSA: PGI approach should be used for other beef sector issues
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has congratulated all involved in securing all-island protected geographical indication (PGI) status for...
Beef News
EU officially registers Irish Grass Fed Beef PGI
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has today (Wednesday, November 29) announced that the application for...
Beef
Certified Irish Angus applies for all-island PGI status
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has published an application for a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status...
Beef News
ICMSA: PGI success will be gauged by higher returns to farmers
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has said that the success of the protected geographical indication (PGI) status for...