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April 6, 2021 10:49 am
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, has confirmed that work is progressing to demonstrate that Northern Ireland’s beef industry readily meets the grass-fed criteria laid out by Bord Bia in the specification contained within the Republic of Ireland’s submission to the European Commission, requesting Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status for Irish Grass Fed Beef.
He commented:
“The first point to be made is that all industry stakeholder groups involved are totally supportive of Northern Ireland being included within the scope of the PGI registration.
“And the same principle holds, where Bord Bia is concerned. A working group for Northern Ireland has now been set up, which is being chaired by the commission’s industry development manager, Colin Smith.”
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February 15, 2021 10:20 am
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) is heading up a group of stakeholder bodies that have been charged with the responsibility of determining Northern Ireland’s inclusion in the recent request made by the Dublin government for the EU to register Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status for Irish grass-fed beef.
The Northern Ireland Beef Sustainability Project Steering Group is chaired by LMC’s Colin Smith and project delivery will be taken forward by LMC’s Sustainability Projects Manager Josh Thompson.
“Grass is our greatest asset,” Thompson pointed out.
“Given our reliance on grass-based production systems here in Northern Ireland, it’s not a question of verifying our beef industry’s reliance on grass but rather one of assessing how much grass is consumed by an individual animal.