Agri-Business
Agricultural Output Price Index up 18% since last year
In the 12 months to August 2024, the Agricultural Output Price Index rose by 18%, while the Agricultural Input Price...
Eggs
Pig/Poultry
Research reveals popularity of eggs to mark World Egg Day
To mark World Egg Day 2024 today (Friday, October 11), Bord Bia has released research that demonstrates eggs are more...
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Get the most out of your forage with precision weighing
Are you interested in getting the most out of your forage with precision weighing and efficient feeding? Irish farmers are...
Rural Life
About €200 stolen from egg vending machine in Limerick
About €200 and a small computer was stolen from an egg vending machine and honesty box in Oola, Co. Limerick...
Agri-Business
Tesco Ireland moves to barn, free range and organic eggs
Tesco Ireland has confirmed today (Tuesday, August 20) that all of its own label range of fresh eggs now contain...
Rural Life
Honesty box raided in Co. Roscommon with evidence left behind
Gardaà are investigating after an honesty box in Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon was raided on Monday evening (August 12), with thieves...
Agri-Business
CSO: Export value of food and live animals down 8% in June
The value of Irish exports for food and live animals fell by 8% or €115 million in June 2024, to...
Rural Life
FSAI issues warning on cooking duck eggs amid salmonella concerns
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued a warning on cooking duck eggs, as it continues to investigate...
Agri-Business
Food regulator starts legal proceedings in alleged UTP breach
The new regulator for the agri-food supply chain, An Rialálaà Agraibhia (Agri-Food Regulator), has confirmed that it has commenced legal...
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Watch: Tyrone farmer maximises slurry value with Digest-it
Tynan Roulston, a seventh-generation farmer, farming over 270ac outside Strabane in Co. Tyrone has been discussing the benefits of Digest-it,...
Pig/Poultry
Large US producer slaughters 1.6m hens because of bird flu
The largest producer and distributor of fresh eggs in the United States has been forced to destroy 1.6 million laying hens...
Rural Life
CSO: Cost of full Irish breakfast increases in 12 months to January
The average cost of a typical full Irish breakfast is higher now than it was 12 months ago, according to...
Agri-Business
Eurostat: 23% price increase for potatoes
First estimates of agricultural price indices for 2023 indicate a shift from the sharp price increases that characterised 2021 and...
Agri-Business
Egg sales up 16% in Ireland so far this year
Bord Bia is marking World Egg Day today (Friday, October, 13), by releasing a report which reveals that 88.6% of...
Agri-Business
Egg-production tour in the Netherlands opens for applications tomorrow
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) will open applications for a study tour of commercial egg...
N.Ireland
Morrisons forging strong links with Northern Ireland egg industry
UK supermarket chain Morrisons has confirmed that it is now sourcing a significant number of eggs from farmers in Northern...
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Significant weight gain seen in calves using transition milk
A trial has shown weight gain advantages and improved health in calves fed a transition milk (TM) replacer for the...
Rural Life
CSO: Consumers paid more for dairy products in May 2023
Consumers paid more for milk, cheese, and butter in May 2023 compared to what they would have paid a year...
Agri-Business
Researchers develop 'allergen-free' eggs
Research scientists at Hiroshima University have developed chicken eggs that they claim “may be safe for people with egg white...
Agri-Business
CSO: Fertiliser prices show a decline of 5.9% in March
Fertiliser prices have declined again in March, down 5.9% on February according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office...
Pig/Poultry
Solar panels to be allowed alongside free-range egg production
The European Commission has proposed to revise existing market standards for a number of agri-food produce, which will see solar...