Beef
TD raises meat production's 'chronic' labour shortages in Dáil
Labour shortages in the meat production industry was an issue raised in government recently by a TD, who said there...
Meat Industry
Agri-Business
Meat Business Women to host Irish networking event
Meat Business Women has confirmed a range of guest speakers that will address its upcoming Irish networking event. Founded in...
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Transform your calf rearing with a JFC automatic feeder
We recently caught up with Richard Lowe who is a dairy farmer from Adare, Co. Limerick, who shares how the...
Beef News
ICSA: Leave sheds 'empty' this winter unless beef prices improve
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is advising farmers to keep their sheds empty this winter, unless there...
Agri-Business
Meat Business Women to hold networking event in Dublin
Meat Business Women has announced a networking event backed by leading industry speakers in Dublin this September, which is its...
Beef
Brazil set to increase beef production by 35%
Brazil must increase its beef production by 35% between now and 2030 to meet the demands of the domestic and...
Agri-Business
$1 billion investment aims to make US meat sector fairer
The White House has announced today (January 3) that it is allocating $1 billion to independent meat and poultry producers...
Beef
Rabobank: Argentina making waves on global beef market
Rising cattle prices, cost pressure and Argentine restrictions are the big talking points on the international beef market, according to...
Agri-Business
Global mentorship programme launched for women in the meat industry
A new mentorship initiative has been launched which aims to improve career opportunities for women in the global meat industry...
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Farmer Wellbeing Board offers support to those in need
“A picture paints a thousand words” – this well-known phrase perfectly captures the essence of the Farmer Wellbeing Board, designed...
Agri Politics
Meat industry called on to provide electronic payment to farmers
Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has been called on by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) to provide electronic payment facilities for...
Agri Politics
'Secret margins': TD calls for price transparency from meat industry
Meat processors have been called on to provide transparency on prices for beef by independent TD Denis Naughten. Speaking at...
Agri-Business
Veterinary dispute puts Irish pig industry in jeopardy
“You’d wonder if there is a future for pigmeat in this country at all.” These were the sentiments expressed by...
Agri-Business
Creed chairs high-level talks on Food Wise 2025
The latest Food Wise 2025 meeting saw the key topics of Brexit and the meat sector debated, with Minister of...
Beef
'Beef plan' leveraged as 'last chance' for struggling sector
A newly-proposed roadmap for the beef sector “put together by farmers for farmers” is making its voice heard on the...
Agri Politics
Breed societies row in behind new Beef Plan Group
Some of the country’s breed societies have started to row in behind the newly-formed Beef Plan Group, according to its...
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Transition milk replacer-fed heifer calves produce more milk in 1st lactation
Heifer calves fed a transition milk replacer in their first 10 days of life produced a remarkable 947L more milk...
Agri Politics
Beef Plan Group: 'Farm unions failing to tackle the core issue'
Farmers behind a new splinter group of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) say the faction formed in light of farm...
Pig/Poultry
UK consumers buy more poultry than other meat
In 2014, UK consumers bought more poultry than any other meat product, a report by the British Poultry Council has...
Beef
Meat industry not getting enough credit for delivering higher prices – ABP boss
The meat industry has not received enough credit for delivering higher prices to farmers in recent years, according to ABP’s...