Dairy
Largest shipment of pedigree dairy in-calf heifers sets sail to Algeria
The largest shipment of pedigree Holstein Friesian in-calf heifers set sail to Algeria from Belview port in south Kilkenny yesterday,...
Live Exports
Agri-Business
Food and live animals made up largest share of exports to UK
Food and live animals made up the largest share of exports to the UK in November 2024, according to the...
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How to avoid costly calf registration errors
Are you wondering how you can avoid costly calf registration errors and Bord Bia penalties? As the busy spring season...
Agri-Business
Bord Bia: Value of live exports increases 30% in 2024 to €340m
The value of live exports of animals from Ireland stood at €340 million during 2024, an increase of almost 30%...
Agri-Business
CSO: Value of food and live animal exports rises in October
The value of Irish exports of food and live animals in October stood at €1.48 billion, according to the Central...
Agri Politics
ISPCA election manifesto calls for end to live exports
The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) has issued a ‘Manifesto for Animals’ ahead of the...
Agri-Business
Value of food and live animal exports rise in September - CSO
The value of food and live animal exports from Ireland in September 2024 stood at €1.377 billion, according to the Central...
Agri-Business
Green Party pledges to end live exports to non-EU countries
The Green Party has unveiled its manifesto for the general election today (Tuesday, November 12), which includes a pledge to...
Agri-Business
New EU health chief to prioritise animal transport proposals
The next European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare has said that advancing new legislation on welfare in animal transport...
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Where might trees fit for a sustainable future?
The Teagasc Forestry One to One Clinics facilitate a discussion on where trees might fit for a sustainable future. Teagasc...
Agri-Business
Nearly 1.4 million cattle sold in marts in first nine months of 2024
95% of cattle brought to marts across the island of Ireland in the first nine months of the year were...
Agri-Business
Food and live animals make up largest share of exports to UK
Exports of goods increased by 8% in the first eight months of 2024 compared with 2023, with a value of...
Rural Life
Minister says RTÉ footage will be 'thoroughly reviewed'
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue said that the footage of mistreatment during live exports shown by...
Dairy
Minister seeking money to address IBR in Budget 2025
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine Charlie McConalogue is seeking money in Budget 2025 in relation to infectious bovine rhinotracheitis...
Agri-Business
DAFM: Over 1 million cattle sold in marts up to the end of July
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that over 1 million cattle were sold in marts...
Sheep
80 sheep die during export by air from Australia to Indonesia
Approximately 80 sheep have died on an air freight consignment from Australia to Indonesia, a body representing Australia’s livestock export sector has...
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Transition period & early lactation: A springboard to a successful lactation
A focus on management and nutrition during the transition period makes all the difference to performance in the next lactation. ...
Agri-Business
New Zealand government moves to reinstate live exports by sea
The New Zealand government is progressing its commitment to reinstate live exports by sea, with public consultation set to start...
Rural Life
Watch: Protesters gather to call for an end to EU live exports
Over 50 protesters gathered outside the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) building today (Tuesday, July 9) to...
Sheep
Australian live sheep export phaseout by 2028 set in law
Legislation to end the export of live sheep by sea by 2028 has passed both houses of the Australian Parliament...
Agri-Business
DAFM dealing with 'pressures emerging' regarding live exports
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is “trying to deal with the pressures emerging” regarding Irish live...