CAP / Schemes
60% grant available as TAMS opens for organic investments
Minister Charlie McConalogue and Minister of State Pippa Hackett have announced that the Organic Capital Investment Scheme, the fourth scheme...
CAP / Schemes
Minister Charlie McConalogue and Minister of State Pippa Hackett have announced that the Organic Capital Investment Scheme, the fourth scheme...
Beef
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has urged renewed caution as the Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) eradication...
N.Ireland
Co. Down suckler beef farmer Sam Chesney is confirming that more than £5/kg is now available for finished cattle in...
Beef
This week’s factory quotes for beef cattle sees the trade remaining firm overall with last week’s top prices still available...
Beef
Newly published research has outlined what Teagasc has called the “critical role in society” played by animal-sourced food. The research...
Beef
Ballinasloe Mart in Co. Galway hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Wednesday (April 12) with approximately 300 bullocks, heifers,...
Beef
The unfavourable weather conditions for grazing to date this spring are expected to delay the arrival of finished beef cattle...
Beef
The last of the 2022-born cattle on the ABP Demo Farm were turned out to grass on Wednesday, April 5....
Dairy News
Calf export numbers in the first 14 weeks of 2023 have surpassed 102,000 head, which is up by 11% or...
Beef
Due to prolonged wet weather throughout March and into April, farms in some parts of the country have not yet...
Beef
The ‘Dublin Declaration’ on the role of meat has been presented at a conference that was held in Brussels, Belgium,...
Agri-Business
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), in collaboration with Bord Gáis Energy, will hold two online information meetings for farmers considering...
Beef
Continued heavy rainfall is proving to be a hinderance for spring grazing on both dairy and beef farms across the...
Dairy News
Flying Irish calves to market destinations in mainland Europe is “prohibitively expensive” according to the the chief executive officer (CEO)...
Dairy
Herd genotyping is one of the “most obvious” ways that dairy farms in Ireland can ensure optimum calf welfare, particularly...
Dairy
A proposed programme to eradicate infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) will aim to achieve eradication within 16 years after the start...
Beef
The “loony ideas” coming out of some environmental lobbyists will dramatically drive up the price of food, according to the...
Beef
This week sees factory quotes for beef cattle remain steady as weekly supplies of finished cattle remain below last year’s...