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There have been 78 cases of Covid-19 identified in food processing facilities since October 12.…
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Last updated week ending 25th October 2020
A dispute over the funding of food safety controls including veterinary inspection, which had threatened to shut 120 butchers and abattoirs at the…
Meat processors are being called on to reflect the “favourable market conditions” in the UK when paying for cattle. Brendan Golden, the Irish…
The government will not be making any changes to current Level 5 restrictions for marts for a minimum of four weeks, according to…
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s sole reliance on an online system is “unsustainable”, according to TD and member of the…
Associated Livestock Marts (ALM) has issued a reminder of its commitment to the agricultural industry and farmers amid ongoing Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions.…
It seems to be a repetitive lyric in the beef trade, but prices for steers and heifers are experiencing no change this week.…
By Seán Cummins, Teagasc Green Acres programme advisor JP Hammersley – a participant in the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme –…
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has announced that interim Nitrogen and Phosphorus Statements (N and P Statements) for the period…
The average price of agricultural land sold in Ireland in 2019 was €6,534/ac, with 33,274ac total land sold last year. That’s according to…
The latest restrictions under level five where a person cannot go into the ringside to bid on an animal is a sad day…
A detailed submission has been sent to the Minister for Agriculture to resolve the difficulties for farmers and marts operating under the current…
According to the government’s own website, 40% of marts across the country have a poor broadband service which requires upgrading, independent TD Denis…
As most of the mart news this past week has focused on the lack of buyer presence around the ringside (as Level 5…
“To increase the long-term sustainability of our farming systems, reducing our reliance on conventional mineral fertiliser nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) is important.”…
The Northern Ireland beef trade is experiencing a similar trend to that in the Republic of Ireland, when comparing average beef prices for…
“The only aspect of food production that has been shut down is the one where farmers themselves have control,” according to Sinn Féin…
Following on from the disruption to mart services on Saturday (October 27), there are calls now for flexibility on the deadlines for the…
