Rural Life
Ireland has huge potential to improve animal welfare - UCD chair
The first-ever chair of animal welfare and veterinary ethics at University College Dublin’s (UCD) School of Veterinary Medicine was appointed...
Rural Life
The first-ever chair of animal welfare and veterinary ethics at University College Dublin’s (UCD) School of Veterinary Medicine was appointed...
Beef
Farmers are being reminded that the closing date by which they can opt to change their reduction period under the...
Beef News
Dr. Paul Crosson, beef enterprise leader at Teagasc Grange, believes that the implementation of new technologies will help to significantly...
Pig/Poultry
The launch of an online system for recording slurry movement is ‘premature’ according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA). The...
Agri-Business
By Aodhan O’Faolain A High Court challenge against a government decision to ban all transport of livestock to North African...
CAP / Schemes
A group of members of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) have launched their own campaign for coupled farm payments for...
Agri-Business
Farm-to-farm sale of cattle grew by over 210,000 head (16%) to 1.51 million in 2020, almost equaling the 1.53 million...
Beef
Farmers who were told that any associated herd numbers they had during the reference period for the Beef Exceptional Aid...
CAP / Schemes
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is calling for Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funding to be directed towards...
Beef
Management from individual meat processors took part in a meeting of the Beef Market Taskforce last Thursday (June 3), the...
N.Ireland
According to Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, the year ahead will be a very busy one...
Beef
The Rural Independents Group of TDs has slammed the move by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue...
Beef
Members of the Oireachtas (Dáil and Seanad) have been offered a second chance to make a submission to the consultation...
Beef
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said he was “encouraged” by the presence of management from...
Beef
Meat Industry Ireland (MII) highlighted the relatively strong beef prices at present during a meeting of the Beef Market Taskforce...
Agri Politics
Representatives from individual meat processors attended a meeting of the Beef Market Taskforce for the first time today (Thursday, May...
Agri Politics
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is being called on to ensure that all applications currently in the...
Beef News
Recent months have seen a number of farming organisations call for the introduction of bespoke suckler cow support payments. However,...