Sheep
Sheep slaughter figures shoot up by 33.5% in March - CSO
The number of sheep slaughtered in March 2020 increased by 33.5% when compared to March 2019, according to the latest...
Sheep
The number of sheep slaughtered in March 2020 increased by 33.5% when compared to March 2019, according to the latest...
Beef
Meat processing and packing plant closures are leaving the US “dangerously close” to meat shortages as a result of the...
Agri Politics
The country is in the midst of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. How is this unfolding crisis impacting on farming and...
Agri-Business
The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection has issued payments to 8,000 people working in the “agriculture, forestry and...
Agri Politics
The country is in the midst of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) epidemic. Readers can find the latest farming-related updates and developments...
Environment
Agriculture is going “full throttle” across the globe, yet the sector’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions remain at pre-Covid-19 levels, it...
Agri-Business
Data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows that the agricultural terms of trade index increased slightly before Covid-19 struck....
Beef
Farmers and the public in general should be aware of the differences between possible contamination of animals by Covid-19, and...
Pig/Poultry
In early March, it was reported that a case of bird flu had been discovered in a commercial poultry flock...
Agri-Business
Bord Bia has announced details for its ‘Navigating Change’ programme of supports for the food, drink and horticulture sectors in...
Agri Politics
The country is in the midst of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. Here (below) are the latest farming-related updates and developments...
Rural Life
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has announced its decision to defer the collection of data for the Agricultural Census due...
Pig/Poultry
The impact of Covid-19 on the pig sector has been described as “very worrying” due to increased logistical challenges and...
Agri Politics
The country is in the midst of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. Here (below) are the latest farming-related updates and developments...
Rural Life
Teagasc is in the process of setting up a Regional Farm Labour Database that would link farm families where a...
Agri Politics
The country is in the midst of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. Here (below) are the latest farming-related updates and developments...
Agri Politics
The Government has decided that everyone should stay at home until April 12, except for a number of specific situations...
Agri Politics
Farming activities have been named as exempt from a series of tighter Government restrictions to be implemented in order to...