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Welcome to the Spring 2021 issue of the Certified Irish Angus newsletter. We are delighted to keep you updated on the work that we have been doing to support and develop new and existing markets for Certified Irish Angus Beef.

Due to the cancellation of the National Ploughing Championships this autumn and the loss of the opportunity it provided us with to communicate with members, we have issued this newsletter. This will update you on our activities and the work that is being done to support and develop new and existing markets for Certified Irish Angus Beef for the benefit of our members.

Today, five students from Royal School Cavan were announced as the winners of the 2020 Certified Irish Angus School’s Competition at an awards ceremony which took place at Croke Park.

At today’s National Ploughing Championships, RTÉ Broadcaster Miriam O’Callaghan met with five second-level school groups and presented them with the passports for the five Irish Angus Cross calves which they will today bring home with them to rear as part of a unique secondary schools’ competition.

Irish Angus Producer Group farmer members discuss benefits of farming as a career. Ireland boasts an incredibly successful agri-food industry, recognised worldwide for bringing the highest quality produce to market. At the heart of this success story are the primary producers of our food, our farming community. However, farming as a career choice is increasingly challenged by industries such as technology which are often seen as more attractive propositions for younger people.

Tim Dunne has been farming in Mitchelstown in North Cork for more than 40 years and believes that his choice of career is something of a calling or a vocation. According to Tim, a high level of care and respect, both for land and animals is required in order to produce the highest quality food for the consumer.

Irish Angus Producer Group reveal details of five school groups chosen for unique schools competition. Wednesday 1st May 2019: Today, students from five schools around the country were invited to meet the Irish Angus calves that they will rear for 18 months as part of a unique competition. The Certified Irish Angus Beef Schools Competition, run by Irish Angus Producer Group in association with ABP and Kepak, aims to encourage second level students to gain an understanding about the care and attention that is required to produce and market the highest quality beef for consumers.

City school takes the overall prize in prestigious national calf-rearing competition. 14th March 2019: At an awards ceremony in Croke Park today, five students from Laurel Hill secondary school in the heart of Limerick City were announced as the overall winners of the 2019 Certified Irish Angus Beef Schools Competition. The students, Susan O’Neill, Jane McNamara, Aishling O’Neill, Aoibhinn Leahy & Emily Walsh took the top prize, in spite of the fact that none of them come from a farming background.

A group of agricultural-science students who are participating in the Certified Irish Angus Beef Schools Competition this week visited the headquarters of leading retailers Tesco Ireland and Albert Heijn to learn about the marketing and export of Certified Irish Angus Beef.

Musgrave Market Place launches partnership with the Irish Angus Producer Group and Kepak to deliver top quality beef to high end restaurants

Offaly Farm Family wins Irish Angus Producer Group and Tesco Ireland competition. Matthias Moore, who farms in partnership with his brother Patrick and son Jonathan in Rhode, County Offaly has been announced as the winner of a €3,000 subsidy to purchase a premium animal at the 2018 Irish Angus Elite Sale.

The Irish Angus Producer Group’s stand at this year’s National Ploughing Championships will feature an impressive display of elite Irish Angus cattle, exhibits from secondary school students taking part in the Certified Irish Angus Beef Schools Competition and appearances from leading broadcaster Miriam O’Callaghan and Minister for European Affairs, Helen McEntee, TD, among others.