Funds set to improve beef quality

DETAILS of national envelope funds to improve the overall quality of the beef-breeding herd were announced yesterday by Agriculture and Food Minister Joe Walsh.

This is in line with the recommendations of the Beef Task Force and the Agri-Food 2010 Action Plan, which had emphasised the need for top quality cattle suitable for the EU market.

Mr Walsh said the funds available under the national envelope for distribution in 2003 amounted to 31.4m.