Beef News
Table: How many calves have been exported this year?
Latest figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) show that a total of 73,349 calves have...
Calf Slaughtering
Dairy News
Over 33,500 young calves slaughtered in 2023 - DAFM
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed to Agriland that over 33,500 young calves have been...
Dairy
Bord Bia to develop calf slaughter threshold in new year
Bord Bia will work to establish a “fair and reasonable” threshold for the slaughter of calves early in the new...
Beef
Price for Irish beef calves €68/head less than EU price
Findings from the most recent EU beef dashboard show that Irish beef calves between eight days and four weeks are...
Beef
85% of dairy calves not exported or slaughtered in 2023
Analysis of latest government figures indicate that 85% or 1,246,081 head of calves born to the Irish dairy herd in...
Beef
Dairy calf slaughterings reach 30,000 head - up 9%
The number of dairy calves being slaughtered has increased by over 9% on last year, according to latest figures from...
Agri-Business
Bord Bia SDAS updated as calf slaughter ban moves closer
Several new criteria are included in an interim update to Bord Bia’s Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme (SDAS) as a calf...
Beef
Record high of 4,500 calves slaughtered last week
Figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) have revealed that over 4,500 calves were slaughtered at...
Dairy News
Fonterra moves to stop calf slaughtering on farms
Fonterra updated it terms of supply to stop the practice of calf slaughtering on farms for non-replacement animals unless there...