Dairy
Bord Bia has contacted 22 dairy herds which were found to be slaughtering calves under 56 days of age to check compliance with SDAS.
Agri-Business
Bord Bia said it will be "several months" before final agreement is reached on the new producer standard for beef, sheep and dairy farmers.
Bord Bia has confirmed to Agriland that the new quality assurance (QA) standard will not be agreed before the end of the year.
Dairy News
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that over 33,500 young calves have been slaughtered this year.
Bord Bia expects to carry out around 9,000 SDAS renewal audits next year and a percentage of "spot audits".
Bord Bia carried more than 300,000 carbon assessments on Irish beef and dairy farms according to latest figures in its 2022 annual report.
Two new criteria are to be included in Bord Bia's Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme (SDAS) as a calf slaughter ban moves closer.
Milk suppliers who fail to comply with an upcoming ban on calf slaughter will likely see their membership of the SDAS suspended.
Dairy Technical
Bord Bia held an event to introduce the new lifecycle assessment model for carbon footprinting on Irish dairy farms as part of the SDAS.
A county-by-county breakdown of participating farms under the Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme (SDAS) has shown a broad range in figures.
IFA Dairy Chairman Sean O’Leary has urged co-ops to follow the lead set by Glanbia and Lakeland and up their milk price by at least 1c/L.
