Agri-Business
Actions by the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) to address issues with controls at pet food plants have been "effective", an audit found.
Tillage
Bord Bia is currently seeking auditing and data processing services for a pilot Quality Assurance (QA) scheme for the tillage sector.
Beef
Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock is to implement new protocols to further ensure Brazilian beef exports adhere to EU standards.
Bord Bia said there has been no increase in farmers withdrawing from audits as controversy over Bord Bia chair Larry Murrin continues.
The European Commission is planning to audit Ireland's bovine tuberculosis (TB) eradication programme this year.
The chief executive of Bord Bia Jim O'Toole has said that work is ongoing to try to "streamline" the process for farm audits.
An EU audit said the system of official controls by the department of agriculture (DAFM) in pet food plants "is not fit for purpose".
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has said that 10% the farmers taking part in the Farm Plan Scheme will be inspected this year.
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture heard farmers struggling with weather conditions have an option to defer Bord Bia audits.
