Dairy
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 expanded and labour...
Labour Shortages
Dairy
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 phase”, where focus is...
Sponsored
Native Tree Area Scheme: Making it easier to plant trees
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Dairy News
'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 farms nationwide this...
Agri-Business
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 quotas have now been...
Beef
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 TD, who said there...
Pig/Poultry
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 shortage of skilled...
Rural Life
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 Tim...
N.Ireland
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, according to Claire...
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Milk replacer: Advice on maximising early-life calf growth
During the past decade, calf rearing systems around the world have adopted higher allowances of whole milk or of calf...
Horticulture
Labour shortages 'major issue' in horticulture - ag committee
Labour shortages are a “major issue” in the horticulture sector, the chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food...
Agri-Business
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 address serious labour shortages that...
Agri-Business
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 meat processing operatives by the...
Agri-Business
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 processing operatives to deal...
Dairy
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 currently facing the...
Agri Politics
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 farms is...
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Tyrone dairy farmer reduces calf mortality to just 1%
A Co. Tyrone dairy farm has reduced calf mortality to just 1% and has no post-weaning growth checks, thanks to...
CAP / Schemes
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 pilot quota of employment...
Agri Politics
800 agri sector work permits announced under pilot scheme
The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, has announced a pilot scheme to address labour shortages in the...
Dairy
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 dairy operatives is to...