Pig/Poultry
Pig sector at the 'forefront' of environmental sustainability 'for years'
The sustainability of the Irish pig sector and how it has performed up to this point was commended by those...
Pig/Poultry
The sustainability of the Irish pig sector and how it has performed up to this point was commended by those...
Pig/Poultry
A third generation Cork farmer recently exited dairy to concentrate on a free range pig enterprise he developed from a...
Pig/Poultry
Irish pigmeat production declined by 11% in 2023 to 224,000 tonne compared to 2022, according to Bord Bia beef and livestock...
Pig/Poultry
The European Commission has today (Wednesday, January 17) approved two Czech schemes, with a total budget of over €1.4 billion,...
Pig/Poultry
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) National Pigs Committee has requested a meeting with processors in the new year to discuss drops in...
Pig/Poultry
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is currently inviting tenders for a €90,000 contract to provide a...
Pig/Poultry
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that food security and generational renewal are under threat as pig farmers are...
Beef
Between January and September 2023, cattle slaughterings decreased by 3.6% when compared with the same period in 2022, according to the...
Pig/Poultry
Almost half of pig producers in Ireland may have to consider leaving the sector because of a shortage of skilled...
Rural Life
A genetically engineered pig kidney transplanted into a man declared brain-dead continued to “function well” after 32 days, US surgeons...
News
Trends in Europe suggest that over the next 10 years, meat consumption and production in the region will drop, while...
N.Ireland
New figures show that there was a modest increase in the total number of cattle in Northern Ireland during 2022....
Agri-Business
By Gordon Deegan Contentious plans for a large-scale extension to a piggery in east Cork, opposed by one of Ireland’s...
Agri-Business
The number of livestock farms in Europe with animals dropped by 40% over a 10-year period according to EU Commissioner...
Agri-Business
Revenue has published guidelines on how to apply for the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS) which opened for applications...
Agri-Business
The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, and the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, have today...
Agri-Business
Consumers are being urged by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) to support Irish pig producers when buying their Christmas ham...
Pig/Poultry
Teagasc has told the National Fodder and Food Security Committee that the Irish pig sector has lost €81 million so...