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Farmer dismay at refusal to increase pig prices

March 9, 2018

Farmers have expressed their dismay at the refusal of pig processors to increase Irish pig prices for yet another week. A price increase…

Best-practice tips for pig management – for May

May 4, 2017

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has issued best-practice pig management tips – for the month of…

Pig shows up at US polling station – not the first time an animal has turned up unexpectedly!

February 10, 2016

Rural Life

This week at the New Hampshire in the US, a pig showed up at a polling station where voters were deciding the Republican and…

Pig processors say they’re ‘fully cognisant’ of the difficulties faced by producers

September 17, 2015

Pig/Poultry

Pig Processors are fully cognisant of the difficulties faced by Irish pig producers presently, according to Meat Industry Ireland (MII), the IBEC sector association representing…

Drop in Chinese pig herd will impact entire global market – Rabobank

August 19, 2015

Pig/Poultry

The drop in the Chinese pig herd will impact the entire global pork market from now and into 2016, according to Rabobank. Chinese…

Teagasc is setting up Tinder for pig and tillage farmers (well sort of!)

June 25, 2015

Pig/Poultry

A new project being undertaken by Teagasc is looking to get pig and tillage farmers together to increase the use of pig slurry…

Pork producers hit by weak demand and strong supplies

May 7, 2015

Pig/Poultry

The global pork industry has been searching for stability during the first quarter of 2015, according to Rabobank’s latest Pork Quarterly report. It says…

‘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…

Environmental stress triggers PCVAD disease in pigs

April 12, 2015

Pig/Poultry

Stress makes pigs more likely to suffer from Porcine CircoVirus Associated Disease (PCVAD) symptoms, according to the results of a recent study carried…

What new labelling laws will mean for Irish sheep, pig and poultry producers

April 9, 2015

Agri-Business

New EU food labelling rules have been extended to identify the EU Member State or third country of rearing and slaughter for unprocessed…

Irish pig prices have bottomed out, says Bord Bia

February 23, 2015

Pig/Poultry

Strengthening pig prices on the continent may well help to stabilise farm gate returns in Ireland, according to Bord Bia pigmeat manager Peter…

There’s no problem with foreign pigmeat as long as it’s labelled, says pig producer

February 16, 2015

Pig/Poultry

Pig farmers have no problem with foreign meat being sold on Irish shelves as long as it’s properly labelled, according to pig producer…

Butchers slam IFA pigmeat DNA testing campaign as ‘sinister’ and ‘unhelpful’

February 16, 2015

Pig/Poultry

The IFA’s pigmeat DNA testing campaign has been slammed as both ‘sinister’ and ‘unhelpful’ by the Associated Craft Butchers of Ireland Chief Executive…

Six fold increase in Irish pig meat exports to Japan

February 3, 2015

Featured

In the first nine months of 2014 Irish pigmeat exports to Japan showed a six fold increase in value to reach €31.4m, according…

Hogan acknowledges problems in pigmeat sector

January 28, 2015

Pig/Poultry

The substantial drop in pigmeat prices over the last number of months has been acknowledged by the European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan.…

Are pharmabiotics the future for livestock?

January 26, 2015

Dairy

Professor Colin Hill, who heads up the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre at the University of Cork, told the recent St David’s poultry conference in…

Global compound feed output on the rise

January 26, 2015

Agri-Business

Global compound animal feed production increased by 2.1% last year, according to a December 2014 agri-business survey carried out by Alltech. The company’s…

Is carcase cooling a disposal technology option for the pig sector?

January 20, 2015

Pig/Poultry

Chilling fallen stock on pig units could lead to improved management, reduced disease risk and potential cost savings in the supply chain, according…

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