Articles by tag: Labour Shortages

Accurate and stress-free pregnancy diagnosis in dairy cows

Pregnancy diagnosis is a vital part of managing fertility and productivity in dairy herds. One...

Dairy

11 months ago

Watch: Automation, labour shortages, time off and mental health

Dairy automation is now more important than ever, as on many farms across the country, herds have...

Dairy

about 1 year ago

Lakeland Dairies to focus on value over volume in wake of industry challenges

Lakeland Dairies CEO, Colin Kelly has said that the co-op is is going through a "transformation...

Dairy News

over 1 year ago

'Plane loads' of young people leaving Ireland adding to farm labour shortage

The effects of "plane loads of young people leaving Ireland" are being seen in labour shortages on...

Agri-Business

almost 2 years ago

Work permit quotas for meat processors have been 'exhausted'

The provision of work permits for meat processors have been supplied to the extent that their...

Beef

almost 2 years ago

TD raises meat production's 'chronic' labour shortages in Dáil

Labour shortages in the meat production industry was an issue raised in government recently by a...

Mixing cows with honey: How one farmer uses tech to balance a legacy

With labour becoming harder to source, more farmers are turning to smart farming technologies to...

Pig/Poultry

almost 2 years ago

43% of pig producers could leave sector - survey

Almost half of pig producers in Ireland may have to consider leaving the sector because of a...

Rural Life

about 2 years ago

Need for people to come to Ireland to fill roles 'apparent' - Lombard

There is a need for people to come to Ireland to "fill roles that we can't", according to Senator...

N.Ireland

about 2 years ago

Labour rules must be eased to support NI agri-food sector - Sugden

Labour rules need to be eased to ensure the survival of the agri-food industry in Northern Ireland,...

Rural Life

about 2 years ago

Labour shortages 'major issue' in horticulture - ag committee

Labour shortages are a "major issue" in the horticulture sector, the chair of the Joint Oireachtas...

Agri-Business

almost 4 years ago

Serious agri-labour shortages addressed by change to employment permits

New employment-permit quotas have been announced for agriculture and agri-food sectors in a bid to...

Agri-Business

over 6 years ago

1,500 non-EEA work permits available for meat plants

An additional 750 work permits for non-EEA (European Economic Area) citizens have been granted for...

Ireland’s first fully certified organic mineral bucket lick range launched

Inform Nutrition is proud to lead the way in the agricultural sector and be the first Irish...

Agri-Business

over 6 years ago

710 employment permits issued for meat sector - but just 10 for dairy

710 employment permits - almost triple the number originally allocated - have been issued for meat...

Dairy

about 7 years ago

6 key labour strategies of the People in Dairy Action Plan explained

A six-pronged approach has been put forward to combat and solve the labour and human capital issues...

Agri Politics

over 7 years ago

50 pilot work permits for dairy sector 'a very small first step'

Plans to issue 50 permits to workers from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) to work on dairy...

Dairy

over 7 years ago

Pilot work permits 'only one piece of the jigsaw' - Creed

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has underlined the importance of a new...

Agri Politics

over 7 years ago

800 agri sector work permits announced under pilot scheme

The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, has announced a pilot...

Dairy

about 8 years ago

Course teaching jobseekers how to milk cows to begin in September

A course which aims to train jobseekers and people in receipt of Farm Assist payments to become...