Is the Beef Market Taskforce delivering for beef farmers?
The Irish Beef Sector Agreement was signed on 15 September 2019. After months of unrest at factory gates, then Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed convened the group to try to resolve differences through dialogue rather than protests. The agreement had two strands: A number of immediate changes made to quality assurance bonus payment rates, the development of beef market price reporting and the review the Quality Payment Grid. Looking at a number of strategic structural reforms, including a requirement to introduce more transparency and create a long-term plan for the Irish beef industr...
Source: farmersjournal.ie