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By now, the majority of herds have been let out to pasture. However, farmers…
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Last updated week ending 29th March 2020
There were a total of 120 calves on offer at Carlow Mart on Monday morning, April 6. This was the first event since…
The desire among some mart managers for a return to pre-closure rules and restrictions on the trade has been described as “regrettable” by…
The country is in the midst of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. How are farming and agricultural stakeholders responding to the crisis? On Tuesday,…
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has met with retailers to voice his concerns over Polish beef imports. Farmers slammed retailers late…
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has announced its decision to defer the collection of data for the Agricultural Census due to the Covid-19…
Last updated on Tuesday, April 7 (marts) It has been announced that livestock marts across the country can reopen – albeit to offer restricted…
As many marts continue to grapple with implementing the new Covid-19 trade rules, attempts are being made to seek a return to the…
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is being called on to remove the production reduction requirement under the Beef Exceptional Aid…
Beef prices have continued their downward trajectory this week, with all categories of stock taking a hit at the factory gate. Covid-19-related market…
On Friday last, April 3, the news broke that beef-processing giant ABP has supplied 400t of Polish beef to Sainsbury and Asda in the…
Roundwood Livestock Limited – which is based in Co. Wicklow – has secured a contract with the Algerian government to supply 12,000 live…
In lreland, farmers have 2.56 million breeding ewes. If you add in ewe lambs and fallen sheep, at a guess I would say…
MEPs are urging the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development to “act now” to protect agriculture from the effects of the Covid-19…
Putting a value on animals is set to become “a significant challenge” for marts over the coming weeks, as operators continue to grapple…
With the oncoming breeding season fast approaching on early-calving dairy enterprises, farmers are moving to alternative ways to source breeding bulls for the…
“SuperValu must now clarify its beef-purchasing policy.” That was the call from Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president Tim Cullinan. He claims that beef…
As a lot of other industries and professions wind down amid the Covid-19 pandemic, it is quite the opposite on livestock farms across…
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