Pig/Poultry
Pig prices predicted to recover later this year
The pig sector, which is currently in a financial crisis, is expected to see an improvement in prices later this...
Pig/Poultry
The pig sector, which is currently in a financial crisis, is expected to see an improvement in prices later this...
Pig/Poultry
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is calling for a coordinated response to the income crisis in the pig sector. It...
Pig/Poultry
The Irish Farmers’ Association’s (IFA) Pigs Committee hosted what was described as “an emergency meeting” this evening, Monday, January 10,...
N.Ireland
The Northern Ireland pig population, at 716,800 head, is the largest on records covering the last decade, according to the...
Agri-Business
By Gordon Deegan The pig operation co-owned by president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), Tim Cullinan, has this year...
Pig/Poultry
“There will be challenges but also great opportunities in the coming months for Irish pig farmers, given the upcoming changes...
Beef News
With the price of fertiliser having almost trebled in recent months, some farmers will be looking to pig slurry as...
N.Ireland
Ulster Pork and Bacon Forum chief executive, Deirdre McIvor, has confirmed that farmers and processors working within the Northern Ireland...
Pig/Poultry
Irish Farmers’ Assocation (IFA) Pigs Commitee chairman, Roy Gallie, has called for universal support for the Irish pigmeat sector at...
Pig/Poultry
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is expected to hold a demonstration in Co. Laois today (Thursday, October 21) in a...
Pig/Poultry
The Danish pig industry has made the fundamental decision to put the rearing ability of sows as its ‘number one’...
Pig/Poultry
This year’s Virtual Pig Week, organised by Teagasc, will take take place over a four-day period, starting tomorrow (Tuesday, October...
N.Ireland
Danske Bank’s head of agri-business, Rodney Brown, is confirming that most of Northern Ireland’s farming sectors are performing well at...
Pig/Poultry
A leading Danish veterinarian has confirmed that healthy sows have the ability to produce enough colostrum for 40 piglets. The...
Pig/Poultry
A combination of falling market returns and soaring pig prices will deliver demanding conditions for farmers on Irish pig farms...
Pig/Poultry
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is calling for work permits to be fast-tracked for potential workers outside the European Economic...
Agri-Business
Reports have emerged this afternoon (September 21), claiming the UK government has struck a deal to reinstate carbon dioxide production....
N.Ireland
The backlog of pigs to be slaughtered could reach as many as 24,000 in just a month, according to representatives...