Agri Politics
Additional French lairage facilities 'not enough'
Government efforts to secure additional calf lairage facilities have been criticised as “not going far enough” by Fianna Fail spokesperson...
Agri Politics
Government efforts to secure additional calf lairage facilities have been criticised as “not going far enough” by Fianna Fail spokesperson...
Agri-Business
It has been said that a cattle exporters’ association needs to be put in place, particularly for those involved in...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that it has been in contact with exporters regarding an...
Beef
Ireland has an extra 350,000 more dairy cows in the country now compared to five years ago, with additional calves...
Dairy
The Fianna Fail spokesperson on agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, has said that he is “alarmed at the lack of urgency” being...
Dairy
Two ferries that had been scheduled to export dairy calves out of the country tomorrow (March 2) will now not...
Dairy
A meeting has been requested to address “the growing crisis” which is seeing calf exports being limited approaching the spring...
Agri Politics
There is “real scope for increased quality lairage capacity” for Irish calf exports in Cherbourg in France, according to the...
Agri Politics
A new ferry is expected to be approved for Irish calf exports, according to superintending veterinary inspector at the Department...
Dairy
“We have a lot of calves that have Kiwi and Jersey mix and nobody wants this for veal,” the Irish...
Dairy
Calving has kicked off on some dairy farms recently and will begin to gather momentum as the weeks roll past....
Beef
Export buyers will “shy away” from lesser-quality calves, Bord Bia’s senior manager of meat and livestock Joe Burke has cautioned....
Beef
Calf exports witnessed a massive increase in 2018. Some 138,234 calves were exported from Ireland by live export means over...
Agri-Business
Lawyers for the European Commission are currently examining a complaint relating to claims that Ireland recently breached regulations regarding rest stops for...
Beef
A formal complaint has reportedly been made to Brussels for claimed “systematic failures” by Irish exporters in relation to breaches...
Dairy
There has been a huge increase in the number of calves exported from Ireland by live export means during the...
Beef
Viastar – the Meath-based exporting company – recently prepared a consignment of approximately 2,000 bulls for the Turkish market. A...
Beef
The number of dairy calves presented for sale at marts across the country has steadied in recent days. With the...