2. Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture
QA Infrastructure to deliver farm programme
Quality Scheme Farms Certified
Estimated
Production
Beef 43,000 90%
Lamb 12,000 68%
Pig 396 97%
Poultry 613 95%
Eggs 190 97%
Horticulture 353 75%
National Dairy Scheme launched in December 2013
3. Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture
Traceability Welfare
Environment Animal Health
Food
Safety
Utilising the QA infrastructure …….
Additional Sustainability Measures
4. Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture
Footprinting accreditation
Dairy Carbon Navigator
Additional sustainability
information built into scheme
National Sustainable Dairy
Assurance Scheme
5. Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture
ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION
MOVEMENT (AIM)
ICBF
On farm Sustainability
Programme
HANDHELD
TECHNOLOGY
GPS
PERFORMANCE
CALCULATED
FOR EACH FARM
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Using data to drive improvement
Farm
Financial
Performance
GHG
Emissions
Sustainable = Efficient
7. Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture
1. Grazing season
2. Energy efficiency
3. EBI
4. Manure management
5. Nitrogen fertiliser efficiency
Focus on practical advice for farmers
Key Measures
Set
Targets
Score performance
out of 10
Potential GHG &
€ Benefits
Grazing season length
8. Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture
Feedback to farmers
Individual feedback report to be sent
to each farmer
9. Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture
Additional Sustainability information......
Water – rainwater harvesting, conservation, leak detection
Energy – usage, water heating, plate cooler
Biodiversity – hedgerow management, trees, habitats
Soil and Fertilisation – soil testing history, field conditions
Pesticides & Herbicides – protect field margins
Health/Safety & Social – contribution to local community, worker training
Editor's Notes
All Bord Bia QA standards are based on four themes; Traceability, Animal Welfare, Care for the Environment, Care for the producer and Food Safety. Each year our auditors visit more than 23,000 Irish beef and lamb farms to check that the standards are being implemented.
