All Northern Ireland articles – Page 3
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NewsLMC launches online NIBL FQAS application
Prospective Northern Ireland Beef and Lamb Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (NIBL FQAS) participants can now join the Scheme online.In a bid to simplify the process for those interested in joining the Scheme, the Commission has launched an online application form. To join interested producers should fill in their farm business ...
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NewsLMC attends school careers event
Representatives from the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) have attended a recent agri careers event at Dromore High School.Pictured at the Dromore High School Farming Futures careers event is (L-R) Sarah Toland, LMC education and consumer promotions manager, Bethany Priestley, LMC placement student and Lauren Patterson, LMC marketing and communications ...
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NewsNew 'Windsor framework' agreed on NI protocol
An agreement to overcome the trade barriers with Northern Ireland since Brexit has been announced by Prime Minster, Rishi Sunak. It will be called the 'new Windsor framework.'The substance of what's been announced is yet to be revealed but Meat Management understands the principles are:Green and red lane routes will ...
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NewsRed meat remains a firm favourite with Northern Ireland consumers
Over ninety per cent of consumers in Northern Ireland (NI) report to purchase or eat beef, the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has confirmed. Lauren Patterson, LMC marketing and communications manager.The positive statistic is drawn from a recent independent omnibus survey, commissioned by LMC to examine the current eating habits ...
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NewsLMC relaunches 'Good Honest Food' advertising campaign
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has relaunched its successful advertising campaign, ‘Good Honest Food – The Truth About Beef.’ Local chef James Devine fronts the LMC's Good Honest Food campaign.The travelogue style advertising campaign fronted by local chef James Devine aims to educate consumers on the health and environmental ...
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NewsEnd of year boost to lamb purchases welcomed by LMC
Recent figures released by data agency Kantar suggest that consumers sought alternatives to turkey for Christmas 2022, with lamb recording a marked increase in sales.Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC) chief executive officer, Ian Stevenson.Delving into the detail of the Kantar analysis reveals enhanced lamb sales during December, ...
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NewsMoy Park wins deal with Asda
Moy Park has secured a contract to list an additional nine product lines to all Asda stores across Northern Ireland.Pictured (L-R) Cathy Elliott, NI local buying manager at Asda and Chloe Gill, brand marketing manager at Moy Park.The stores current offering is now bolstered by nine new breaded lines from ...
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NewsMoy Park unveils new emission reduction scheme
In its drive to reach net zero, UK food company Moy Park has unveiled a pioneering new scheme that will monitor and track greenhouse gas emissions in real time at individual farm level, across its entire farming base. Moy Park's Orchard Farm, in Lincolnshire.The business says the project is the ...
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NewsStrong industry support for NIBL FQAS, says LMC
In 1992 the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) in Northern Ireland officially launched the Northern Ireland Beef and Lamb Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (NIBL FQAS). Thirty years on the scheme has strong industry support.LMC livestock. Picture: Cliff Donaldson.Supermarket perspectiveLooking at the NIBL FQAS from a retail perspective, Joe McDonald, Asda ...
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NewsMoy Park director appointed honorary professor at Queen's University
Ursula Lavery, technical and R&D director Europe at Moy Park, Northern Ireland’s largest private-sector employer and one of Europe’s largest chicken processors has been made an honorary professor at Queen's University, Belfast.L-R: Professor Ciaren Graham, deputy head, School of Biological Sciences; Prof Nigel Scollan, director, IGFS; Ursula Lavery, technical and ...
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NewsLMC and Linden Foods showcase cost saving recipes
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) joined forces with Linden Foods recently to showcase the versatility of Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured (NIFQA) beef.Linden Foods chef, Ronan McLaughlin and LMC chef, Wendy Donaldson, Picture: Cliff Donaldson.With the festive season approaching and many minds focused on the cost of living, the ...
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NewsLMC announces winners of ‘Meat4Schools’
Schools across Northern Ireland have taken delivery of substantial Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured (NIFQA) beef and lamb hampers thanks to the return of the LMC’s Meat4Schools initiative.Down High School pupils Faith Rodgers and Jack Kelly are pictured with Hugh McGahan (ABP) and Sarah Toland (LMC) as they take delivery ...
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NewsLMC highlights benefits of NIBL FQAS
Thirty years ago, the Northern Ireland Beef and Lamb Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (NIBL FQAS) was founded. At its core three key pillars of food safety, animal welfare and care for the environment remain. LMC's Gillian Davis reports on its progress.Today the scheme boasts almost 11,600 participants. LMC owns the ...
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NewsLMC unveils new websites
Earlier this year the Livestock and Meat Commission Northern Ireland (LMC) embarked on a web design and development project for its corporate, consumer and education websites, which has now been completed.LMC marketing and communications manager Lauren Patterson said: “We are delighted to officially announce the launch of our three new ...
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NewsDUP minister orders halt to Irish Sea border checks
Edwin Poots, DUP Agriculture Minister, ordered his officials to stop Irish Sea border checks on goods on Wednesday 2nd February - however, checks continued on Thursday as Northern Ireland First Minister Paul Givan resigned.Poots stated that he had taken legal advice that confirmed he could direct the Sanitary and Photosanitary ...
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NewsBrexit minister accuses EU of disregarding NI sensitivities over trade
Lord Frost claimed that the EU's approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol has "destroyed cross-community consent" and called for a "more robust, and more balanced" outcome.The Brexit minister's comments, published in the foreword to a new paper by thinktank Policy Exchange, appeared the day after Maros Sefcovic, vice-president of the ...
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NewsMeat industry reacts to EU NI Protocol proposals
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) and the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) have welcomed new plans for the post-Brexit agreement on trade with Northern Ireland, but remain cautious about its limitations.The European Commission has offered a series of arrangements to respond to the difficulties that people in Northern ...
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NewsSolutions to NI Protocol challenges will be ‘essential but complex’, says BVA
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) welcomes the UK Government’s appeal to the EU to resolve problems associated with the Northern Ireland Protocol, but warns that solutions to the movement of products of animal origin will be complex.James Russell, president of the British Veterinary Association .The UK Government is seeking a ...
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NewsPeer urges ministers to block feeding of animal remains to NI livestock
Ulster unionist peer Lord Rogan has demanded the UK Government take action to stop the EU allowing animal remains to be fed to livestock in Northern Ireland. Ulster unionist peer Lord Rogan.There has been a ban on feeding processed animal protein to livestock since the BSE crisis in the 1990s. ...
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NewsCCF says cross-border trade 'not a priority' for Brexit negotiators
The Cold Chain Federation has responded to the EU's three-month postponement of the ban on British chilled meat sales in Northern Ireland.Shane Brennan, chief executive of the Cold Chain Federation.Shane Brennan, chief executive of the Cold Chain Federation, said: “Three more months of the same standoff is not going to ...
