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

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 ...