Agri-Business
Beef farmers to get €42 million in support payments
An estimated 30,000 suckler and beef farmers are set to receive €42 million in payments from two support schemes, the...
Beef
Beef
Charolais Christmas Cracker bull sale set for Elphin tomorrow
The Irish Charolais Cattle Society is set to host its annual Christmas Cracker show and sale of bulls tomorrow (Saturday,...
Beef
Winter Beef series: Feeding meal to cattle for finishing
This winter, an under-fleshed Angus or Hereford bullock that is sent to the factory could lose out on 40-50c/kg when...
Beef
MII rejects Food Vision Beef and Sheep Group report
Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has said that it cannot accept the Food Vision Beef and Sheep Group report which was...
Environment
Nitrates declarations due by end of month
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued a reminder to farmers to complete nitrates declarations for...
Beef News
ICSA wants negotiation over Food Vision group report
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said that it is reserving its position on the Food Vision...
Beef
Teagasc National Beef Conference set for Galway
The 2022 Teagasc National Beef Conference is set to take place on Tuesday, December 13, at the Shearwater Hotel in...
Beef News
New report suggests €1,350/cow payment to cut suckler numbers
The Food Vision Beef and Sheep Group has published its final report today (Wednesday, November 30). The report puts forward...
Beef
ICSA will work with food regulator but 'still has misgivings'
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said that it will work with the new Agri-Food Regulator, but...
Agri-Business
Food Vision Beef and Sheep Group final report published
The Food Vision Beef and Sheep Group has identified nine measures that could “reduce greenhouse gas emissions” in its final...
N.Ireland
Carbon footprint challenges for livestock producers
Managing carbon efficiently is now an absolute priority for beef and sheep farmers throughout Northern Ireland, according to one leading...
Beef News
Ibec announces new director of Meat Industry Ireland
An inspector at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has been appointed as the new director of...
Beef
2022 factory cattle supply set to be highest in 23 years
The number of cattle slaughtered at Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) approved factories this year is set...
Veterinary
Badgers with worm infections more likely to have TB - study
Badgers with helminth parasite infections are more likely to have tuberculosis (TB), and infection of both is more likely once...
Beef
Video: Top price of €14,500 for weanling heifer at Carrick Winter Fair
It was well into the early hours of Tuesday morning (November 29) when Co. Mayo man Chris Meehan’s 330kg Belgian...
Agri-Business
Agri-Food Regulator will have 'real teeth' - McConalogue
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has announced that Cabinet has today (Tuesday, November 29) approved the...
Beef
ICMSA: Low spring throughput could boost Irish beef prices
Factory throughput could drop significantly in spring of 2023 as beef farmers look to finish their stock later in the...
Agri-Business
Cabinet set to decide on agri-food regulator today
The Cabinet is set to decide on legislation for the office of a new agri-food regulator later today (Tuesday, November...
