Animal feed at J. Grennan and Sons in Rath Co Offaly. Grennans use all Irish barley, wheat, oats and beans in its feed production. \ Philip Doyle
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The IFA national council passed a proposal this week to work towards a minimum inclusion rate for Irish grain in animal feed. The organisation will propose that animal feed with a “defined percentage of grains produced under the Irish Grain Assurance Scheme appropriate to the monogastric or ruminant system”, will be fed on quality assured farms.
This will promote the low-carbon footprint of Irish grain. The IFA’s next step will be to approach Bord Bia.
The minimum inclusion rate has not yet been decided and in a case where Irish grain production declines due to “unavoidable circumstances” there will be a force majeure option to allow for more flexibility.
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Grain chair John Murphy noted that there may be an opportunity to expand the pilot sustainability scheme, currently under construction for the drinks sector, to include animal feed.
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The IFA national council passed a proposal this week to work towards a minimum inclusion rate for Irish grain in animal feed. The organisation will propose that animal feed with a “defined percentage of grains produced under the Irish Grain Assurance Scheme appropriate to the monogastric or ruminant system”, will be fed on quality assured farms.
This will promote the low-carbon footprint of Irish grain. The IFA’s next step will be to approach Bord Bia.
The minimum inclusion rate has not yet been decided and in a case where Irish grain production declines due to “unavoidable circumstances” there will be a force majeure option to allow for more flexibility.
Grain chair John Murphy noted that there may be an opportunity to expand the pilot sustainability scheme, currently under construction for the drinks sector, to include animal feed.
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