Beef
Is there money to be made in black and white beef this winter?
Beef farmers looking to finish Hereford or Friesian steers will struggle to break-even this winter, due to high store costs...
Beef
Beef farmers looking to finish Hereford or Friesian steers will struggle to break-even this winter, due to high store costs...
Beef
Latest figures from Teagasc show that farmers operating bull-beef systems will require a break-even price of 422-444c/kg on a 180-day finishing...
Beef
Winter finishers look set for a difficult few months ahead. Recent work, carried out by Teagasc, shows that high store...
Agri-Business
Anuga, which claims to be the world’s largest food fair, commenced on Saturday, October 7, in Cologne, Germany. It runs...
Opinion
The following statement might be akin to the old adage of ‘teaching grandmother to suck eggs’, but straw – irrespective...
Agri-Business
Bord Bia has announced that it is increasing its investment in the German food and beverage market. This comes as...
Beef
Irish and European farmers are being “thrown to the wolves” when it comes to the Mercosur deal, according to the...
Beef
Hundreds of farmers from across the country have joined an IFA protest against the Mercosur trade deal outside the EU...
Environment
MEP Mairead McGuinness has warned the Mercosur trade deal will pose “a huge cost to rural Europe” as “uproar” over...
Dairy
Since 2008, when farmers were made aware of the abolition of milk quotas, the Irish dairy industry has under gone...
Dairy
Kenny Roberts returned to the family farm in Coolelan, Rathangan, Co. Kildare in 2001. At the time, the family’s dairy...
Beef
The EU beef market is being sacrificed for the sake of the Mercosur trade deal, according to Cormac Healy of...
Agri-Business
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has cleared Dawn Meats’ proposed acquisition of Dunbia. Dawn Meats’ strategic partnership with...
Beef
Brazil’s agriculture ministry is of the opinion that the ban on fresh Brazilian beef exports to the US could be...
Beef
Procurement managers reported tight supplies of beef cattle last week due to the National Ploughing Championships; many found it difficult...
Opinion
Forget Brexit: the real challenge facing the Irish livestock industry over the coming months will be that of ensuring that...
National Ploughing Championships
Key figures in the Irish beef industry spoke with AgriLand at the National Ploughing Championships earlier this week. The topics discussed included: beef...
National Ploughing Championships
By Siobhan Walsh Macra na Feirme launched the Young Beef Farmer Sustainability Programme (YBFSP) in association with Dawn Meats on...