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...
Sheep
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has advised sheep farmers to take a strong stance with factories on...
Agri-Business
Many employers are “putting profit before the health and safety of workers” with “dangerous working conditions” across the meat sector...
Agri Politics
Following the outbreak of Covid-19 in a number of meat factories in Co. Tipperary, Fianna Fáil TD Jackie Cahill has...
Agri Politics
By Aodhan O’Faolain The owner of several meat factories has told the High Court that protests at one of the...
Beef
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed confirmed last week – during parliamentary questions – that the...
Beef
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that a cut to cattle prices by meat factories would be an “act...
Beef
Independent TD for Roscommon-Galway Michael Fitzmaurice has called on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to “tighten up”...
Beef
Automated meat grading machines were found to be inaccurate on eight occasions during Department of Agriculture inspections in Irish meat...
Beef
The Beef Plan Movement is calling for “100% farmer supervision” on carcass trimming at all factories, following discrepancies at some...
Beef
A survey on CCTV use in Irish slaughterhouse has been conducted by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine,...
Beef
New legislation is to be brought forward to make CCTV mandatory in all areas of Scottish abattoirs where live animals...
Agri-Business
As the dispute with the Temporary Veterinary Inspectors (TVI) in meat plants around the country deepens, concerns have been raised...
Agri Politics
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, will publish the names of the factories that have been...
Beef
There is no “immediate threat” of temporary veterinary inspectors (TVIs) going on strike at meat factories, the chief executive of Veterinary...
Beef
Meat factories are exploiting farmers to “an believable extent”, according to Fianna Fail TD and dairy farmer Jackie Cahill. Speaking...
Beef
With meat factories dropping their prices in recent weeks, the bad weather will now give them another reason to cut...
Beef
IFA (Irish Farmers’ Association) President Joe Healy said beef price cuts at the meat factories must stop as they are...
Agri-Business
There should be no levies taken out of farmer’s cheques, ICSA President Patrick Kent has said. Speaking to Agriland, Kent...