Sheep
Texel ram comes out on top at the Big Boy Ram Sale
The Big Boy Ram Sale which took place last Friday, August 7, saw a “huge number” of prospective buyers turn...
Sheep
The Big Boy Ram Sale which took place last Friday, August 7, saw a “huge number” of prospective buyers turn...
Agri-Business
The index of agricultural input prices for June was 3.5% down on the same figure for June of last year,...
Beef
Trade union SIPTU has thrown down the gauntlet to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Covid-19 this morning, Thursday, August 13,...
Beef
Food Drink Ireland (FDI), the body that represents, among others, the secondary meat processing sector, will appear before the Special...
Rural Life
The acting chief medical officer, Dr. Ronan Glynn, has warned that there is a “misperception” that Covid-19 cases related to...
Opinion
I am requesting that Meat Industry Ireland [MII] confirms that all current employees in the meat processing industry were recruited...
Sheep
Blessington Mart held its weekly sheep sale yesterday, Tuesday, August 11, which also saw the first breeding sale of the...
Agri Politics
“Farmers will make up their own minds who they want to support.” That’s according to Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president...
Agri-Business
Supermarkets and other food retailers should “face up to the fact that cheap food policies and continuous discounting of basic...
Agri-Business
The CEO of Ibec – the business and employer umbrella group of which Meat Industry Ireland (MII) is a part...
Sheep
Since the start of August, breeding sales across the country kicked off, as farmers gear up for the upcoming breeding...
Sheep
The last week-to-10 days has seen the lamb trade come under pressure, which has seen factory prices tumble below the...
Sheep
Since buying for the Eid al-Adha festival finished up, prices for finished lambs have taken a dip, which has been reflected...
Agri Politics
Tim Cullinan, president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), has given a staunch defence of coupled payments under the Common...
Agri-Business
Representatives from trade union SIPTU and Meat Industry Ireland (MII) met today to discuss tackling the problem of Covid-19 clusters...
Sheep
There will be no sheep killed today, Monday, August 10, or “for the next few days”, according to Kildare Chilling,...
Agri-Business
The public discussion around Covid-19 in meat plants is continuing today, Monday, August 10, following a recent surge in the...
Agri-Business
Meat Industry Ireland (MII), the body that represents the meat processing industry, has said that it has written to the Health...