Ireland: Minister called on to run regional meetings on Food Vision report

Published 2022년 11월 19일

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The Irish Beef and Lamb Association (IBLA) has urged Minister Charlie McConalogue to conduct regional meetings to discuss the final report of the Food Vision Beef and Sheep Group. The IBLA insists that these meetings should be open to all farmers, not just the group's stakeholders. The IBLA has expressed concern about a proposal to lower the slaughter age to 24 months, citing potential environmental risks and the lack of a requirement to indicate the age of slaughter on the Bord Bia QA logo. The IBLA also criticized other farm organizations for their support of the group's report and called on them to clarify their positions on the recommendations.

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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has been called on to hold regional meetings on the Food Vision Beef and Sheep Group final report, similar to his tour of marts last year as part of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform. The Irish Beef and Lamb Association (IBLA) has said that the minister should “extend the discussion to all farmers”, and not just those stakeholders in the Food Vision Beef and Sheep Group. The IBLA made its comments after the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) submitted a statement to the wider group saying it would not support the final report that was debated at a meeting yesterday (Friday, November 18). Subsequently, both the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) issued statements to the same effect. Advertisement Responding to those developments, the IBLA – which is not a member of the Food Vision group – said in a statement of its own: “[We] call on ...

Source: AgriLand