Farmers want beef grading system changed, says Macra

MACRA NA FEIRME has stepped up demands for the introduction of a mechanical grading system to classify beef carcasses.

Its president Seamus Phelan told Agriculture and Food Minister Joe Walsh that farmers have no confidence in the current system of grading by eye.

He said there are many vested interests that oppose a move to mechanical grading but it is crucial to encourage farmers to produce quality stock.