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Emyvale food firm launches new online store

September 18, 2018

Pig/Poultry

Silver Hill Farm has recently launched a new online store in an effort to…

Bord Bia focuses on Origin Green, QA supports, markets and careers at ‘Ploughing 2018’

September 18, 2018

The Bord Bia stand (Block 3; Row 11; Stand 248) this year highlights the success of Origin Green in positioning Irish food and…

Creed: African swine fever ‘increasing cause for concern’

September 17, 2018

Pig/Poultry

The recent detection of African swine fever in Belgium has been noted with concern by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael…

Manor Farm travels to Haiti to build chicken coops for charity

September 14, 2018

Rural Life

Manor Farm will send nine volunteers to Haiti on September 15 to help build poultry enterprises for families in need in the poverty-stricken…

‘We think that 2 legs will be better than 4 going forward’

September 12, 2018

Pig/Poultry

The “heavy land” that the Hawthornes farm in Co. Monaghan influenced one young farmer’s decision to venture into the poultry sector. Last night…

Pig farmers playing it day by day as the price struggle continues

September 7, 2018

Pig/Poultry

“Cashflow is so precarious at the moment that some pig farmers need to sell pigs solely to buy feed for the coming week.…

Vegan advert on pigs banned for being ‘misleading’ in the UK

September 5, 2018

Pig/Poultry

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a “misleading” cinema advert from vegan campaign group Viva! that claimed 90% of pigs are factory…

‘A price rise is needed if pig processors are serious about the industry’

August 30, 2018

Pig/Poultry

Pig processors need to up their prices if they are serious about the survival of the industry in Ireland, according to the chairman…

Fears ‘deadly pig virus’ could spread to other Asian countries

August 28, 2018

Pig/Poultry

There are fears that the “rapid onset” of African Swine Fever (ASF) in China could mean that the “deadly pig virus” may spread…

Pig Update available to read online

August 25, 2018

MSD Animal Health’s quarterly newsletter Pig Update is now available to read online. This issue covers the usual diverse range of product news…

Cattle slaughterings up 14% in July

August 24, 2018

Beef

The number of cattle slaughtered in July 2018 increased by 14% when compared to July 2017, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).…

Midlands farmer labels pig price battle as ‘race to the bottom’

August 17, 2018

Pig/Poultry

A midlands pig farmer has frankly described the current price being paid to producers as “a race to the bottom”. Although pork is…

Pig producer revolt: ‘Make no mistake – there will be more radical protests’

August 16, 2018

Pig/Poultry

The country’s pig industry stands to lose “tens of millions of euro” over the next year as factory prices diminish and feed costs…

Pork products recalled due to ‘unapproved facility’

August 10, 2018

Rural Life

All smoked pork products bearing a Real Meats or Duhallow Organic label are being recalled, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland…

Worry mounting among pig producers as feed prices look set to rise

August 8, 2018

Pig/Poultry

Irish pig producers are getting increasingly worried about the state of the sector, as prices remain well below the cost of production. The…

70 pigs rescued from slurry tank after floor collapses

July 30, 2018

Pig/Poultry

Yesterday morning (Sunday, July 29) Nigel Grant was doing his routine jobs on the farm when he went into one of his pig-houses…

Teagasc restructuring sees new appointment to Pig Development Department

July 24, 2018

Pig/Poultry

Teagasc has appointed researcher Edgar Garcia Manzanilla as the head of its Pig Development Department, while Ciaran Carroll will become the head of knowledge transfer…

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