N.Ireland
23-year-old butcher, Ebony Murtagh, has relished the opportunity to bust the gender stereotype that have long persisted in the meat industry
Beef
Labour shortages in the meat production industry was an issue raised in government recently by a...
Agri-Business
Meat Business Women has confirmed the range of guest speakers who will address its upcoming Irish networking event.
Beef News
The ICSA is advising farmers to keep sheds empty this winter, unless there is an improvement in beef prices.
Meat Business Women has announced a networking event backed by leading industry speakers in Dublin this September.
Beef production in Brazil is to increase by 35% by 2030 to meet the demands of the domestic and foreign markets, according to a recent report
The White House has announced that it is allocating $1 billion to independent meat and poultry producers in the US.
Rising cattle prices, cost pressure and Argentine restrictions are big talking points on the international beef market, Rabobank says.
A new mentorship initiative has been launched which aims to improve career opportunities for women in the global meat industry.
Agri Politics
Meat Industry Ireland has been called on by the IFA to provide electronic payment facilities for farmers who are selling livestock.
Meat processors have been called on to provide transparency on prices for beef by independent TD Denis Naughten.
A Cavan pig farmer says the situation with pigs has arisen from the veterinary dispute in the meat factories and an over-supply of pigmeat.
The latest Food Wise 2025 meeting saw the key topics of Brexit and the meat sector debated, with Michael Creed taking the rains.
A newly-proposed roadmap for the beef sector "put together by farmers for farmers" is making its voice heard on the Irish agricultural scene.
Some of the country's breed societies have started to row in behind the newly-formed Beef Plan Group, according to spokesperson Eamon Corley.
Farmers behind a new splinter group say the faction formed in light of farm unions failing to establish a tenable plan for the beef sector.
Pig/Poultry
In 2014, UK consumers bought more poultry than any other meat product, a report by the British Poultry Council has found.
The meat industry has not received enough credit for delivering higher prices to farmers in recent years, according to ABP’s Chief Executive, Paul Finnerty.
