Rural Life
Closure order issued for small meat manufacturing plant in May - FSAI
Three enforcement orders were served on food businesses during the month of May for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant...
Rural Life
Three enforcement orders were served on food businesses during the month of May for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant...
Beef
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has inspected 13 meat plants that have been impacted by Covid-19, out of the...
Beef
Almost 70 groups and individuals representing farmers, producers, vets and researchers from across the world have written an “open letter”...
Rural Life
A group of young farmers – and transition year students of St. Joseph’s CBS in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary – are...
CAP / Schemes
While the European Commission has presented a new set of proposals for the EU budget for 2021 to 2027 –...
Dairy
A “major, new narrative” on accurately quantifying methane emissions from livestock is largely supported by the science community – but...
Beef
Trade union SIPTU has written to its members among meat plant workers around the country to outline its plans to...
Agri Politics
Is the EU Commission’s plan to simply import from countries in which food is not produced ‘sustainably’ and to turn...
Beef
Five meat plant workers have been admitted to intensive care units (ICU) in hospitals with Covid-19, it has been confirmed....
Agri-Business
Scientists from The Pirbright Institute are a step closer in the race to develop a vital vaccine for African swine...
Beef
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) began inspecting workplaces in relation to Covid-19 this week, with meat plants among the...
Rural Life
When it comes to agriculture, there appears to be a greater emphasis on protecting the environment than on protecting the...
Agri Politics
The country faces the risk of a second wave of Covid-19 if lessons are not learned from the “mistakes” made...
CAP / Schemes
The European Commission has adopted its Farm to Fork Strategy, which will target sharp reductions in the use of fertilisers,...
Beef
There are now 16 meat plants across the country that have been identified as Covid-19 clusters by the Health Service...
Beef
Management at some meat plants were given the results of their workers’ Covid-19 tests before the workers themselves, Minister of...
Agri-Business
A total of 272 work permits were issued to workers from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) to work in...
Beef
Meat plants could be directed to close their premises and cease business activity if the Health Service Executive (HSE) sees...