Bord Bia Problem

I've no doubt you are correct.

As regards the AA HE schemes in my book a p minus Angus is still an Angus all day long but the processors are profiting on a grading scheme. The big three being the most convoluted grading machines in the country.

Murrin in a interview with Agriland states that "common sense must prevail" - the sensible part is that he must go and that common farmers are in agreement.

https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/interview-common-sense-must-prevail-bord-bia-chair-larry-murrin/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPocEFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe-RrpX41xazRw13uXHLp4t_niCKUgTQnEfX5jyKP-quh7rg9DlBx3cEz6Ks0_aem_gUPM0S6udUNju78KmRxnQQ

Heydon was ranting at the IFA this morning too and fully backing Murrin

Dawn Farm Foods are importing Brazilian beef but how much poultry and pork are they also importing.

Technically then we have an issue. I suspect that every processor handles a certain amount of Brazilian beef. If we follow on from this then no representative from a food processors should be sitting on Board Bia. Murinn is not involved in the day to day running of of BB.

Now we could follow this on with that as beef farmers we all use imported grains to some extent or other. Many lads here are big into using Soya as a protein source. Virtually all the Soya we use comes from Brazil. Therefore should we ban grain imports from outside the EU.

I know a big commercial honey producer that imports Spanish honey to blend with the Irish honey. He would have to close his business otherwise.

Mercosur is another red herring IMO. Yes it going to hit beef a bit. I am not enamoured however I also know that we are an open economy and for many multi nationals it will mean new markets. I see many young people locally working in factories in Limerick. Many are children if farmers.

If Dawn rebrand Brazilian beef as Irish and mark it with BB logo. Yes I have an iussue with that. However there is no sign that this us happening. Yes we should screw them over cattle and sheep that have moved countries. However the numbers are very limited.

We are an open economy and make money because of it. We cannot be shouting and roaring all the time about imports when we are dependent on exports.

We need to make sure labeling is clear and that at any sign of hormones that the boot goes in

Where's Michael Healy Rea on this .... if he was in opposition he'd be firing on all cylinders

You do have valid points Bass but there is serious anger. Since horse meat scandal you would think any serious player would have the cop on.

If I walk into a Mace, Central or any other convience store and order a chicken fillet roll or I get a couple southern fried pieces, I assume they are from Thailand. If I get a breakfast roll there is probably a 50/50 chance its non Irish pork. The sliced beef for a roll is probably not Irish. The burger probably is Irish.

If I pick up a frozen Pizza ( its probably a decade since I bought one) in a supermarket, branded or own brand I know that any meat products in it are probably non EU.

Therefore no retailer should sit on any Irish semi state food board. No person working for Dieago or in the whiskey industry the same as there is a substantial amount of malting grain coming from abroad. Meat processor either.

What about our co-ops that produce fruit flavoured yogurts is all the fruit EU sourced. The cranberries in those or cranberry cheeses. So no co-op person should sit on the board probably either. We should fill the boards of ethical business people..........that will be a hard find......I am not too ethical myself.

Let him without sin cast the first stone

There is not going to be a general election over this. Murin may go in the end but any other person on the board who has has businesses interests in the food or retail need to resign then as well