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Agribusiness
Getting through the first SBLAS audit
Phelim O'Neill
Damien Murray, Origin Green Producer Liaison & Standard Co-Coordinator gives a step by step guide for new suckler members of SBLAS facing their first audit
31 October 2024 News
End of expansion ups ante on adding value to milk - Ornua
Ornua's CEO insists that adding value to the existing milk pool is where future revenue growth lies for the dairy sector.
16 October 2024 News
Bord Bia QA revamp draws farmer ire
Bord Bia's proposed revamp of the Quality Assurance scheme became the main talking point at the IFA Munster Regional meeting earlier this week.
Lower uptake of Bord Bia QA with sheep farmers a ‘challenge’ for exports
Only around two in every three lambs slaughtered are quality assured, Bord Bia's figures show.
14 October 2024 News
New quality assurance measures won’t go over and above legislation - Bord Bia
Bord Bia has released a statement on the proposed changes to its quality assurance scheme.
28 September 2024 News
Revamp of Bord Bia schemes on the cards
Adam Woods has the latest on the overhaul of the Bord Bia quality assurance scheme.
25 September 2024 Markets
Beef price gap widens despite sterling strength
Huge price gap between Irish and UK beef price makes persuading Irish farmers on the value of an enhanced quality assurance scheme a tough sell.
25 September 2024 News
Bord Bia QA schemes to be updated
An updating of Bord Bia's farmer QA schemes are needed for them to hold up under the 'significant scrutiny' they face when the standards themselves are audited, according to Bord Bia.
25 September 2024 News
Helping you prepare for Bord Bia Quality Assurance audit
Damien Murray, Origin Green standards co-ordinator, explains how the SBLAS audit works and what to do to be ready for it.
22 August 2024 Advertisers' anouncements
Safety statement third most common cause of QA non-compliance
Farms with three or more employees are legally required to possess an up-to-date Farm Safety Statement while farms with less than three employees must have a Farm Safety Risk Assessment.
20 July 2024 Farm safety
Quality Assurance needs farmer buy-in
Quality Assurance is a core requirement to supply the highest value customers for Irish beef, but farmers need to see the value in euros to be persuaded to do more.
14 July 2024 News
Carbon footprinting to begin this autumn
The time-line for the roll-out of carbon footprinting across NI farms has been confirmed by DAERA
29 May 2024 Northern Ireland