Bord Bia Problem

roosterman71 · 13-05-2026 11:13AM

It's just Brazilian products being spoken about. There's more than Brazil in the Mercusor deal, plus NZ/AUS sniffing too

kk.man · 13-05-2026 03:01PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124464665#Comment_124464665

It make sense for a processor to bring in beef probably the whole carcass cost 4.50, spend 0.50c cutting boxing and labeling. Flogg to uk supermarket for 6.50 a kg.

TThe Alternative Irish carcass has a margin of between 3 to 5.5 %.

There's only one winner there and its not the Irish farmer.

patsy_mccabe · 04-06-2026 09:39PM

We can all relate to this;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5D04WbATMg

Anto_Meath · 04-06-2026 11:37PM

You either get one like that or one that just wants a cup of tea and a chat.

Dunedin · 04-06-2026 11:54PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124525047#Comment_124525047

Tadgh is brilliant. Went to a show recently and it was brilliant craic.

CHOPS01 · 05-06-2026 01:18PM

They're behind on inspections at the moment here. My QA is up in less than 3 weeks so rang them last Monday as I'll start moving a few in the next 3/4 weeks.

The last 2 lads I've had were more interested in talking hurling. New agent assigned this time. I hope she has an interest in hurling or camogie!!

endainoz · 05-06-2026 02:48PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124526361#Comment_124526361

I think there's a bit of a grace period anyway if your licence runs out

Jb1989 · 06-06-2026 11:43PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124526607#Comment_124526607

There definitely would if they were the ones to fail sending their assesor out.

893bet · 07-06-2026 12:04AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124525047#Comment_124525047

it’s just too accurate. Fuxking had me in tears the ending where he just accepts “the findings” to be rid of them.

older by the day · 07-06-2026 12:49AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124530220#Comment_124530220

My lat about 5 years ago, caught me for a tiny gap between the door and the wall between the parlour and the tank house. I went berserk, and made him wait until I got the drill tecscrews and a tiny bit of a sheet which I had to cut.

It took a half an hour, but I would not let it go.

If he wants to waste my time, il waste his.

The past three inspectors were the salt of the earth. In and out in hour and a half. But that fella ain't allowed into many yards around here now.

kk.man · 07-06-2026 12:52AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124530264#Comment_124530264

What an absolute joke of a scheme, fat cats who can't pass on some slack to the people on the ground.

All for what, making the barons rich, this scheme must re evaluate itself. We have a qa scheme, pgi status but the whipping boys of Europe in terms of price…..

Any farmer who fails to meet the requirements of bord bia should make it known publicly and expose their arsh ticking exercises.

Bass Reeves · 07-06-2026 01:16AM

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TBH, I have never had a serious issiue with BB, a couple years ago I had to send in a few photos, however for the last couple of turns I have seen less issues. If you keep your medicine book up to date its a pass. I never try to be perfect and yet we hit 90%+ all the time.

TBH that video is not really a genuine reflection of an inspection.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124530264#Comment_124530264

WTF why do you worry about an issue like that. Its peculiar a friend who @Dunedin might think I have disrespect for a suckler farmer and business man told me a story about his first inspection after he bought the place.

They were walking down to see the cattle and he mentioned the bull was a bit lively. The BB inspector looked Dick up and down and said,

"Do not worry I will.be out of the field faster than you ".

When the inspection was coming to an end he said

" Dick I need to find a few faults"

" Why so"

" Do you want 2-3 lads coming into the your yard trying to find issues with my report".

Everytime I have a few failures. I no longer put the signs on the gate, I might not have my plastics receipt, thr shed will definitely not be powerhosed. As another lad said a waste of a day powerhosing a shed.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124530267#Comment_124530267

No problem withe BB scheme. Its where feedlots and intensely fed cattle are allowed to be considered grass fed p!sses me off

kk.man · 07-06-2026 01:31AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124530285#Comment_124530285

Im going to say it once and never again, it's the best form of protest, withdraw from bord bia en mass and see the fuckers sell our beef into foreign markets we are getting hammered so whats to loose. They can't market irish beef so ifs that's that's the way why bother, comply, when every other market are achieving much much more in the market place than Ireland.

Like why they can't distort the French market or Italian with their excess beef. Are they they so obsessed with the British market? We are in this market since 1972 and we can't get in???

I don't think I'd ever say this but the sooner JPS buy a factory in this country and shake up the barons, the better.

Bass Reeves · 07-06-2026 01:41AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124530295#Comment_124530295

BB is immaterial to most markets but the UK. The problem with withdrawal is every farmer would need to send a letter in informing them he was withdrawing from the scheme. There is two hopes of that and Bob is not the answer. Along with that the feedlots will supply for a while.

patsy_mccabe · 07-06-2026 09:50AM

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It was the labelling of the feed bin with "Nuts" that got me. It reminded me of a place I worked in before. This old guy was mixing all these chemicals and pastes together. Inspector asked him what was in one unlabelled container. It's Isopropanol says yer man. How do you know it's Isopropanol? "Cause I put it there" says yer man.

older by the day · 07-06-2026 10:12AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124530285#Comment_124530285

Missing the point again bass, 90% of the people who call to a farmers yard are respectful and understanding. But assholes don't have to be tolerated.

It's about respect. I won't go in to your yard and home, acting like the boss.

The fact that the government supports the head of board bia, and his companies import foreign beef, says enough.

And you call anyone who protests in this country thicko's, you will hardly get the grasp of my argument

Pie Man · 07-06-2026 10:37AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124530264#Comment_124530264

Did he not put it down as an infraction away. Any simple paperwork error I do have, they record it, even if I fix it in front of them. They always have to find something wrong.

endainoz · 07-06-2026 10:38AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124530619#Comment_124530619

Probably would have yeah. As yo usay they always have to find something.

endainoz · 07-06-2026 10:41AM

Bord bia memberships will probably fall fairly fast once SCEP is over anyway, but they'll probably bring in some other scheme to try to keep them. It would want to be a very attractive scheme though.

Siamsa Sessions · 07-06-2026 11:28AM

Bord Bia is essentially the Govt. It’s going nowhere. But say Larry was found knee deep in a Brazilian while over there and the whole thing collapsed, the beef factories and co-ops would bring in their own equivalent audits.

Hounding farmers for paperwork is a great source of work for admin types who are always trying to justify their position.

kk.man · 07-06-2026 12:18PM

This dangling of the qa bonus is an absolute tool to control farmers. The more the factories talk about bord bia, grass fed, carbon friendly, pgi status the suspicious should rise. Are we the only country in the eu with pgi status beef? If so why the lowest price. The **** talk about markets contriving its absolute bull. They have their contracts with the British supermarkets tied up. The fact that they control the UK kill and bought up much of the UK factories means the UK supermarkets are never going ignore their sales people.

Their plan is to hit 5.50 for the autumn kill. There will be no irish beef going into the uk, no e or u grade, no aa or he costing them 6e a kg. If we sit on our hands they will achieve that. So might as well loose the qa bonus now because it disappears by drip, drip every week anyway.

There's a world shortage of beef, all markets are steady, either the factory sales people are not good at their jobs or they are making huge profits at farmers expense. Id thing it might be the latter as all their sales departments can't be collectively incompetent.

Dunedin · 07-06-2026 01:48PM

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@Bass Reeves it’s called comedy. People with a sense of humour typically enjoy it. You should try it some time

CHOPS01 · 07-06-2026 06:35PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124526607#Comment_124526607

Ya in fairness there is.

Siamsa Sessions · 12-06-2026 04:04PM

I hope ye ungrateful shower realise how lucky ye are to have Larry selling your beef: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/revealed-bord-bia-governance-probe-endorses-chair-larry-murrin/

What now for Francie? Will he ask farmers to leave their fields and set up tents outside the Bord Bia offices again?

tabby aspreme · 12-06-2026 04:30PM

It's wonderful that the board is happy with its members, very reassuring

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Base price · 12-06-2026 05:59PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124546204#Comment_124546204

I remember @greysides posting a bit of advice many years ago - when your responding to a post that winds you up - type it out, read it, read it again and again, edit it if necessary before hitting the post comment button - don't be a dick.

I had a reply typed about Murrin, him importing Brazilian beef and the cozy cartel (I'll suck your dick and you'll suck mine) within State and Semi State bodies but I deleted it.

Jaysus, I'm fuming but not surprised at the result, I need to calm down.

Coolcormack1979 · 12-06-2026 07:16PM

quelle surprise.i wrote at the time that this report would be bs and so it proves.we’re all just utter gobshites for putting up with it but there’s no point arguing anymore.

Fg backed there man to the hilt and I see some senator from fg is blaming farmers for the poor price of beef today due to them basically attacking an innocent man.

Remember this at the next general election but there’s will still be farmers who will only vote fg.signing your own death warrant

older by the day · 12-06-2026 07:40PM

It's simple enough.

You have IFA, ICMSA, ICSA ect. All they need do is send a letter to every member, that they should not consent to any audit until the crisis is sorted.

Easy peasy, except they are all gutless,

Not a cent i pay to unions

Thesmallfarmer · 12-06-2026 08:01PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124546721#Comment_124546721

Never a truer word and on top ,how many farmers would just break ranks for 10 cent extra and laugh at the thickos protesting.

I bet also many the farmer voted Ffg strongly in the bye election in Galway .

Is beef farming a lost cause really bar a hobby

kk.man · 12-06-2026 08:18PM

That was always going to be the case with the review.

Now here's the million dollar question, will he go back in as chair.....

If he returns as chair and the way we are being treated atm by the factories, then id say all bets are off (except violence, don't mind protests, no blockades, respect lawful authority). The manner in which UK trade was dealt with by the factories is nothing short of scandalous and the most unpatriotic move they have ever made.

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