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‘ASF is opening up market opportunities for us’ – Creed

June 27, 2019

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed was asked to clarify the precautions being taken by the department to prevent African…

€500,000 funding announced for pig farmers’ initiative

May 1, 2019

Pig/Poultry

The Lean Principle Programme for pig farmers has been allocated funding of €500,000, according to an announcement by Michael Creed, the Minister for…

‘The day of eating 3 or 4 meals around the kitchen table has changed’

April 15, 2019

Pig/Poultry

The national treasurer of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and pig farmer in north Tipperary, Tim Cullinan, has admitted that while pig production…

Meeting for every ‘serious’ pig farmer on prices ‘crisis’ tonight

April 8, 2019

Pig/Poultry

All pig farmers around the country are urged to attend a farmer meeting in Co. Offaly tonight on the issue of pig prices…

Pig farmers not getting EU support till the New Year

December 25, 2015

Pig/Poultry

While dairy farmers are enjoying receiving a €1,395 payment in the form of the Dairy Aid Package, pig farmers have to wait until…

Irish pig numbers drop 1.2%, farmer groups concerned about prices

September 13, 2015

Pig/Poultry

The total number of pigs in Ireland in June 2015 was estimated at 1.5m, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) figures. This…

What other EU governments are doing to help their farmers

September 3, 2015

Agri Politics

Fed-up Irish dairy, grain and pig farmers took to the streets of Dublin recently to protest about the low prices they are receiving…

Three things to feed sows for energy supplementation

August 25, 2015

Pig/Poultry

With an ever increasing prolificacy in modern sows, what should you be feeding them for energy supplements? Due to the ever increasing prolificacy…

‘Pig processors short changing farmers by 8c/kg’

April 30, 2015

Pig/Poultry

There is scope to increase Irish farm gate pig prices by a further 8c/kg on the back of recent currency changes alone, according…

Pig farmer jailed for 18 months on animal welfare grounds

February 13, 2015

Pig/Poultry

Cork pig farmer Rory O’Brien was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday (Thursday) on animal welfare grounds. The farmer from Killicane, Mitchelstown,…