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.