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‘Feedlot status’ beef ineligible for export to China

November 14, 2019

‘Feedlot status’ beef will be ineligible to supply for export to China, under the terms and conditions of Chinese market access, according to…

‘I wouldn’t have any issue with a 36-month slaughter age’ – Supermac’s boss

August 31, 2019

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The chronic depression that farmers are taking on beef price is not being passed along the food chain, Supermac’s chief Pat McDonagh has…

Department defined-feedlot kill up 7% so far this year

August 26, 2019

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Figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine show that the number of slaughtered animals coming from ‘department defined controlled finishing…

Nearly 30,000 cattle per month originating from ‘Controlled Finishing Units’ in 2019

July 10, 2019

Beef

Figures freely available on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine database have indicated the number of cattle coming on stream for…

Factory-owned feedlots ‘important guarantee’ for cattle supply – MII

June 25, 2019

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Factory-owned and factory-controlled feedlots are “important for ensuring” an all-year-round supply of in-spec cattle, Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has stated. The organisation –…

‘Minister must impose levy on feedlot cattle’ – Healy Eames

May 21, 2019

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The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been called on to impose a levy on feedlot cattle by one of the…

Factories and feedlots: Farmers ‘have no faith’ in competition authority

April 9, 2019

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Competition – or lack thereof – in the beef industry was a key theme for three farming organisations which were before the Oireachtas…

54,000 feedlot cattle slaughtered in 2 months: Calls made for ‘impact study’

March 26, 2019

Beef

A total of 54,000 cattle originating from ‘Controlled Finishing Units’ – or Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine defined ‘restricted feedlots’ –…

Department now publishing feedlot kill on monthly basis

March 26, 2019

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The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has now started publishing the number of cattle killed at EU approved slaughter plants originating…

Feedlots: What are the views of the farm bodies?

March 17, 2019

Beef

Over the last few months some new figures have emerged in relation to feedlot operations in Ireland. Meat Industry Ireland (MII) recently confirmed…

What’s the difference between feedlot and regular herds?

March 6, 2019

Beef

The different regulations and procedures between feedlot and non-feedlot herds when it comes to an outbreak of bovine TB has been outlined by…

Feedlots: Drilling deeper into factory contribution to total beef kill

February 24, 2019

Beef

Approximately 5% of the total annual beef kill originates specifically from factory-owned or factory-controlled feedlots. This figure was revealed by Cormac Healy senior…

‘Beef Plan’ and MII clash over factory-owned feedlot operations

February 21, 2019

Beef

A debate over the extent of specifically factory-owned feedlot operations in Ireland was heard across the national airwaves earlier today (Thursday, February 21).…

Feedlot operations increase sixfold in 10 years across Ireland

January 28, 2019

Beef

The number of department-defined (restricted) feedlots – whereby stock moved only to slaughter – has increased sixfold across the country over the last…

Increased feedlot numbers ‘threaten Ireland’s family farm model’

January 14, 2019

Beef

Concerns have been raised over the increasing feedlot kill figures on the overall beef market by Sinn Fein MEP for the Midlands North…

‘Feedlot operations undermine Origin Green’ – Beef Plan Movement

January 9, 2019

Beef

Concerns that feedlot operations “undermine” the global image of Irish beef as promoted under Bord Bia’s Origin Green have been raised by the…

Revealed: ‘Factory feedlot’ contribution to Irish beef kill

December 21, 2018

Beef

A total of 315,722 cattle that originated from ‘factory feedlots’ were slaughtered at Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) approved beef…

Factory feedlot buyers switch focus to quality heifers at the ringside

October 13, 2018

Beef

Although a topic of much debate recently, factory feedlot buyers are continuing to make their presence felt at the ringside. However, many are…

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