Opinion
Ciaran Fitzgerald: 'Limit on Irish livestock numbers likely sooner rather than later'
It became very clear during the hiatus between the general election in February last year and the formation of a...
Opinion
It became very clear during the hiatus between the general election in February last year and the formation of a...
Beef
Teagasc vets and researchers are undertaking a research project to establish baseline data on the health, welfare and behaviour of...
Dairy
The minister for agriculture in the Netherlands has said that she wants to see a ban on the import of...
Agri-Business
The value of agricultural goods output at producer prices in 2019 decreased by €258 million (-3.1%) on its 2018 value,...
Beef
A new external study on the ‘Future of EU livestock: How to contribute to a sustainable agricultural sector’ has been...
Beef
The number of cattle slaughtered in the month of August increased by 12.9% compared to the figure for the same...
Environment
The European Commission has been called on by an Oxford University professor to change its methods of calculating methane emissions...
Beef
A well-known livestock show in France – Sommet de l’Elevage – has apparently been given the “green light” to go...
Beef
Cattle slaughterings increased by 15.4% in June compared to the same month in 2019, according to the latest figures from...
Environment
Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to comply with targets set out by the EU can be achieved in a number...
Environment
The way that governments are setting targets for different greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions could be “unfair, inefficient and dangerous”, according...
Beef
Cattle prices are rising on the back of tighter supplies and stronger market demand across the EU, according to the...
Beef
The total number of cattle in Ireland decreased by 33,800 head in December 2019, compared to the same month the...
Environment
The year was 2006. The President of Ireland: Mary McAleese; the Taoiseach: Bertie Ahern (Fianna Fáil); the Minister for Agriculture:...
Beef
The number of cattle slaughtered in November 2019 decreased by 5.1% when compared to November 2018, according to the latest...
Beef
The number of cattle slaughtered in October 2019 decreased by 1.3% when compared to October 2018, according to the latest...
Pig/Poultry
The latest livestock slaughtering figures for May 2018 have been released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), with pigs witnessing...
Sheep
Both the numbers of sheep and pigs slaughtered in February 2018 are up by 7.1% when compared to the same...