Beef
Current economics and trends in livestock numbers "may suggest further consolidation in the meat processing sector is likely" in the UK
Agri-Business
A planning appeal over a meat processing plant for Banagher, Co Offaly is back before An Bord Pleanala for a fresh adjudication.
Hilton Food Group plc (Hilton) has published a comprehensive trading update for the 52-week period to December 29 2024.
Latest figures from DETE highlight that more than 3,500 work permits were granted for the agri-sector over the last 12 months.
Coolanowle Organic Meats, a small family-run organic farm and meat processing business, has been shortlisted for the 2024 EU Organic Awards.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) is currently seeking temporary veterinary inspectors (TVIs) for meat plants around the country.
The provision of work permits for meat processors have been supplied to the extent that quotas are "exhausted," according to a government minister.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) has confirmed that no meat factory has been fined for excessive carcass trimming since 2020.
The CCPC has confirmed that it received two submissions in relation to the proposed sale of Kildare Chilling to Dawn Meats.
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is seeking views on the proposed sale of Kildare Chilling to Dawn Meats.
The IFA has called on the CCPC to examine the impact of the proposed sale of Kildare Chilling on the cattle and sheep processing sector.
Over 60 inspections were carried out in the agriculture and meat processing sectors in 2021, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) said.
SIPTU has said it is "appalled but not surprised" by an Garda-led operation targeting the employment of illegal immigrants at a meat factory.
A new collaboration has been announced by ActionZero and Eurofarm Foods - which will seek to...
An Bord Pleanála is currently considering a planning appeal for the development of the Banagher Chilling meat processing plant.
Rural Life
German Minister for Agriculture Julia Kloeckner said that the true costs of cheap meat production in Germany have been revealed.
Agri Politics
Fianna Faíl leader Micheál Martin recently raised concerns in the Dáil over cases of Covid-19 among staff in meat processing plants.
US President Donald Trump has signed an order that will keep meat and poultry processing facilities open during the Covid-19 outbreak there.
A meat processor in Co. Galway, Sean Loughnane Ltd, has put plans in motion to take over competing firm Crinkle Fine Foods.
Like a diamond in the rough, a small cut of beef that meat cutters throw in with ground meat is now being looked at as a high-end delicacy by researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno.
