Agri-Business
DAFM seeks temporary veterinary inspectors for meat plants
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is currently seeking temporary veterinary inspectors (TVIs) for meat plants around...
Meat Factories
Beef News
MII: Factories working to quickly restart beef exports to China
Meat Industry Ireland (MII), the Ibec sector organisation representing primary beef processing companies, has welcomed the resumption of beef exports...
Beef News
Irish beef prices still over 80c/kg behind UK - ICSA
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said that Irish beef prices are still lagging over 80c/kg behind...
Beef News
'Profiteering' by meat factories on beef prices must stop - Cullinan
Meat factories must increase their prices to close the “unacceptable” gap between prime Irish beef prices and prime export benchmark...
Beef
ICSA demands explanation for €1/kg beef price differential
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is calling on meat factories and Bord Bia to explain how a...
Beef News
ICMSA: 'Jaw-dropping' gap between Irish and UK beef prices
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has said that the “jaw-dropping” gap between Irish and UK beef prices has...
Agri-Business
DAFM hiring temporary veterinary inspectors for meat plants
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is currently hiring temporary veterinary inspectors (TVIs) for meat plants around...
Beef News
Falling beef prices costing farmers €2m per week - Cullinan
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is estimating that falling beef prices are currently costing Irish farmers around €2 million per...
Beef News
ICSA: Factories 'hell bent' on getting beef prices down
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has said that losses for beef farmers cannot be compounded by further...
Agri-Business
ICSA demands answers on beef imports
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has called for more clarity on recent data on beef imports to...
Agri-Business
Cattle slaughterings drop by 5% in a year - CSO
The number of cattle slaughterings in March was almost 5% lower than the same month last year, according to the...
Agri-Business
DAFM: No factory fined for excessive carcass trimming since 2020
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that no meat factory has been fined for excessive...
Agri-Business
DAFM to consider ending requirement for 'blue cards'
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is considering what role, if any, that cattle passports, known by...
Beef News
Beef farmers should 'sell hard' to factories - Golden
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Livestock Committee chair, Brendan Golden, has said that beef farmers should “sell hard” and resist...
Agri-Business
ICSA urges farmers to hold back lambs in support of protest
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has urged sheep farmers to hold back lambs from meat factories tomorrow...
Beef News
ICSA hits out at meat factory price cuts as costs rise
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has slammed meat factories for cutting prices while farmers are struggling with...
Agri-Business
SIPTU: Sick leave legislation not enough for meat factory workers
SIPTU has said that new statutory sick pay legislation is a “small step in the right direction” when it comes...
Sheep
Sheep farmers must hold firm on €7/kg minimum - ICSA
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has advised sheep farmers to take a strong stance with factories on...