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Latest coronavirus updates for farmers…as they happen [ongoing]

April 8, 2020

Agri Politics

The country is in the midst of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. How are farming…

CSO defers collection of data for agriculture census

April 7, 2020

Rural Life

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has announced its decision to defer the collection of data for the Agricultural Census due to the Covid-19…

Covid-19 impact on pig sector ‘very worrying’

April 6, 2020

Pig/Poultry

The impact of Covid-19 on the pig sector has been described as “very worrying” due to increased logistical challenges and ‘lockdowns’ in various…

Could adding an extra vaccine actually reduce the workload on farm?

April 5, 2020

Most farmers realise that vaccination is beneficial to the welfare and productivity of their animals but, on a busy pig unit, the prospect…

Teagasc to set up Regional Farm Labour Database

April 2, 2020

Rural Life

Teagasc is in the process of setting up a Regional Farm Labour Database that would link farm families where a farmer or a…

Farmers and agricultural workers advised to carry identification

March 28, 2020

Agri Politics

The Government has decided that everyone should stay at home until April 12, except for a number of specific situations – one being for…

Taoiseach exempts ‘farming activities’ from tighter Covid-19 restrictions

March 27, 2020

Agri Politics

Farming activities have been named as exempt from a series of tighter Government restrictions to be implemented in order to protect the nation’s…

February 2020 sees 20% rise in sheep slaughterings on 2019 figure

March 27, 2020

Sheep

The number of sheep slaughtered in the month of February 2020 increased by almost 20% compared to the same month of 2019, according…

Fianna Fáil outlines ‘action plan’ for farmers and agri-food sector

March 25, 2020

Agri-Business

Fianna Fáil has launched what it calls an “action plan to support farmers and the agri-food sector” in dealing with the Covid-19 outbreak.…

Staff at ABP and Moy Park sites ‘hold walkout’ over Covid-19 concerns

March 25, 2020

Beef

Additional reporting by Rachel Martin Workers at two of Northern Ireland’s biggest agri-food processing sites have walked today, Wednesday, March 25, over fears…

Covid-19 continues making its presence felt in the pig sector

March 24, 2020

Pig/Poultry

Pig prices are continuing to be affected by the impact of Covid-19, with a price drop of 4c/kg this week, according to Irish…

Meat industry experiencing ‘major disruption’ with outlets closing down

March 23, 2020

Agri-Business

The meat industry in Ireland is experiencing “major disruption to normal trading conditions”, Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has warned. MII, which represents the…

Department reviewing request for assistance for bird flu affected farmers

March 23, 2020

Pig/Poultry

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is currently “evaluating and reviewing” a request from poultry industry representatives for financial assistance for…

‘Severe shortage of refrigerated containers for international business’ – MII

March 18, 2020

Beef

The global outbreak of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) has compounded meat industry concerns over a “severe shortage” of refrigerated containers for international business. And…

Counting the cost of ileitis in pigs

March 16, 2020

Studies have indicated the presence of ileitis on 95-100% of European farms, but have pig producers become complacent to the financial impact of…

IPHS Symposium 2020 postponed due to Covid-19

March 12, 2020

Pig/Poultry

The Irish Pig Health Society (IPHS) Symposium 2020 has been postponed by the society’s organising committee due to the threat of the novel…

Food production industry deemed ‘state critical’ by Government

March 12, 2020

Agri-Business

Food production and food distribution businesses and enterprises have been deemed to be ‘state critical’ by the Government, and will continue operating as…

Agricultural Output Price Index increases 1.6% in January

March 12, 2020

Agri-Business

The Agricultural Output Price Index increased in January 2020 compared to the same month in 2019, according to figures from the Central Statistics…

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