Agri-Business
Bord Bia: Prepared consumer food exports hit €3.4bn in 2024
The economic conditions in the UK will have the biggest impact on exports of Irish prepared consumer foods in 2025,...
Bord Bia
Beef
MII looking ahead to increased demand for Irish beef for 2025
Meat Industry Ireland (MII), the body representing the primary meat processing sector, has welcomed the Bord Bia Export Performance and...
Sponsored
Milk replacer: Advice on maximising early-life calf growth
During the past decade, calf rearing systems around the world have adopted higher allowances of whole milk or of calf...
Agri-Business
Farm org lauds 'huge achievement' of 2024 food export figures
This week saw the release of the Bord Bia Export Performance and Prospects report for 2024/2025, with one farm organisation...
Tillage
92% of horticulture and cereals exported in 2024 went to UK
More than 90% of horticulture and cereals exported by Ireland in 2024 went to the UK market, according to the...
Sheep News
Bord Bia: Value of sheepmeat exports down 6% in 2024
The value of Irish sheepmeat exports dropped for the second consecutive year in 2024, falling by 6% compared to the...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry production in EU to rise, with pigmeat to stay 'historically low'
EU poultry production figures are expected to increase slightly by 0.9% this year, while across Europe, pigmeat production is likely...
Beef News
Bord Bia: Global demand for beef imports expected to grow in 2025
Bord Bia is forecasting that global demand for beef imports will increase again this year as economic growth influences consumer...
Dairy
Bord Bia: €6.3bn in dairy exports in 2024
The total value of dairy exports in 2024 was estimated at €6.3 billion according to Bord Bia’s Export Performance and...
Sponsored
Tyrone dairy farmer reduces calf mortality to just 1%
A Co. Tyrone dairy farm has reduced calf mortality to just 1% and has no post-weaning growth checks, thanks to...
Agri-Business
Bord Bia: Value of live exports increases 30% in 2024 to €340m
The value of live exports of animals from Ireland stood at €340 million during 2024, an increase of almost 30%...
Agri-Business
Irish food and drink export value hit €17bn in 2024 - Bord Bia
Ireland’s food and drink export value increased by 5% last year to a record €17 billion, according to Bord Bia’s...
Beef News
'Positive market environment' forecast for Irish beef in 2025
A positive market environment has been forecast for Irish beef, with global demand expected to increase further in 2025 as...
Sheep
Sheep trade: Tone of positivity to continue into new year
This week’s sheep trade sees factory price offerings for lambs continue on a note of positivity on the approach to...
Beef News
Bord Bia confident cattle eligible for PGI status will increase
Bord Bia has again expressed confidence that the number of cattle eligible to attain ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’ Protected Geographical...
Agri-Business
New strategy for Sustainable Food Systems Ireland
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has launched a new three-year strategy for Sustainable Food Systems Ireland...
Sponsored
Genap slurry tanks perform to the highest of EU standards
Genap slurry tanks are new to Ireland. Manufactured in Europe and conforming to the highest EU standards for slurry and...
Agri-Business
IFA council agrees 'in principle' to participate in Project Connect
The national council of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has agreed “in principle” to the farm organisation partaking in an...
Beef
Bord Bia: Beef trade to South Korea to commence shortly
The trade of Irish beef to the Republic of Korea (South Korea) is expected to commence shortly, according to Bord...
Agri-Business
Bord Bia working to 'streamline' farm audits - O'Toole
The chief executive of Bord Bia Jim O’Toole has said that work is ongoing to try to “streamline” the process...
Opinion
Opinion: Buoyant year ahead for potato growers
The 2024 National Potato Conference was an uplifting event with one clear outcome – growers can look forward to a...