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PGI Irish beef hits supermarket shelves in Italy
Anne O'Donoghue
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue attended the supermarket in Milan to mark the first PGI Irish grass-fed beef products being made available to consumers.
17 March 2024 News
10 facts about Irish food and drink production
Ahead of St Patrick's Day, Bord Bia has outlined a number of facts about the global reach of Irish food and drink production.
15 March 2024 Tullamore Farm
Tullamore Farm update: calving, lambing and selling bulls
Inclement weather is making life on Tullamore Farm busier in a week when calving is progressing nicely, lambing is ramping up and 11 yearling bulls were sold in Roscrea Mart.
Neven Maguire: celebrate St Patrick's Day with the best beef in the world
This St Patrick’s Day, let’s show our support to the farmers who recently achieved a PGI status for their grass-fed beef, writes Neven Maguire.
13 March 2024 Neven
Wait and see on PGI beef brand value
Journey to build a brand for Irish grass-fed beef with PGI designation begins in Donegal, but has a distance to travel before value is returned to Irish farmers.
6 March 2024 News
Buoyant beef markets must be reflected in price – IFA
Factories are very anxious for cattle, are freely paying 10c/kg above quoted prices and looking for cattle for next-day processing, the IFA has said.
5 March 2024 News
PGI launch was the easy part
Recently appointed Northern Ireland agriculture minister Andrew Muir was hosted by Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue in his native Donegal to launch the Irish Grass-Fed Beef PGI brand on Friday.
3 March 2024 News
Minister refuses to be drawn on value of beef PGI for farmers
Agriculture ministers north and south join to launch the Irish Grass-Fed Beef brand on a farm in Donegal.
1 March 2024 News
Bord Bia to launch Irish Grass-Fed Beef PGI campaign
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue and Northern Ireland minister of agriculture Andrew Muir will host a joint event this Friday to mark the registration of Irish Grass-Fed Beef PGI.
1 March 2024 News
Winter finishers losing €200/head on stores
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade including winter finishers margins
28 February 2024 Markets
Positive start to 2024 for beef and sheep markets
Bord Bia sheepmeat and livestock manager Seamus McMenamin and beef sector manager Mark Zeig analyse beef and sheep markets.
Beef prices: factories continue to apply pressure to trade
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory prices for finished animals.
20 February 2024 Markets