A senator has requested that a new report on the Irish pig industry is reviewed by the Joint Oireachtas Committee...
June 10, 2022
The chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Pigs Committee has said that pig farmers are still waiting for an...
May 17, 2022
Pig farmers experiencing cashflow difficulties are advised to engage with banks to discuss options, the fourth meeting of the pig...
January 27, 2022
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed was asked to clarify the precautions being taken by the department...
June 27, 2019
The Lean Principle Programme for pig farmers has been allocated funding of €500,000, according to an announcement by Michael Creed,...
May 1, 2019
The national treasurer of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and pig farmer in north Tipperary, Tim Cullinan, has admitted that...
April 15, 2019
All pig farmers around the country are urged to attend a farmer meeting in Co. Offaly tonight on the issue...
April 8, 2019
While dairy farmers are enjoying receiving a €1,395 payment in the form of the Dairy Aid Package, pig farmers have...
December 25, 2015
The total number of pigs in Ireland in June 2015 was estimated at 1.5m, according to the Central Statistics Office...
September 13, 2015
Fed-up Irish dairy, grain and pig farmers took to the streets of Dublin recently to protest about the low prices...
September 3, 2015
With an ever increasing prolificacy in modern sows, what should you be feeding them for energy supplements? Due to the...
August 25, 2015
There is scope to increase Irish farm gate pig prices by a further 8c/kg on the back of recent currency...
April 30, 2015
Cork pig farmer Rory O’Brien was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday (Thursday) on animal welfare grounds. The farmer...
February 13, 2015
Cork pig farmer Rory O’Brien is facing fines of up to €100,000 and a possible jail sentence after being found...
February 5, 2015
Chilling fallen stock on pig units could lead to improved management, reduced disease risk and potential cost savings in the...
January 20, 2015
Irish pig farmers spent €27.7m to comply with loose dry sow housing regulations, but the investment has not generated increased...
January 19, 2015
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