Agri-Business
£1 billion takeover of Moy Park completed
It has been announced that one of Europe’s leading poultry producers, Moy Park, has been acquired by Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation in a...
Agri-Business
It has been announced that one of Europe’s leading poultry producers, Moy Park, has been acquired by Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation in a...
Pig/Poultry
Two suspects were arrested by Dutch police yesterday, August 10, over the recent egg scandal, according to Reuters. The arrests occurred as...
N.Ireland
The UK’s Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox, has blasted the media for its “obsession” with chlorinated chicken...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the UK’s most prominent regions for the intensive farming of poultry, according to reports. There...
Agri-Business
One of the Republic of Ireland’s largest chicken processing companies, Manor Farm, is in the process of being bought by...
Pig/Poultry
The Irish poultry sector’s counteraction to the threat of avian influenza (bird flu) was a definite success, according to Irish...
Agri-Business
UCD Professor Patrick Wall believes that the only way to achieve minimum use of antibiotics is to have healthier livestock....
Opinion
I feel it is safe to say that vegans would not have survived had they been around a few thousand years...
N.Ireland
Poultry and mushroom farmers have been cleared of suspected improper use of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme in Northern Ireland....
Opinion
I am not a veterinary surgeon but I feel I have the right to query why Northern Ireland remains in Avian...
Pig/Poultry
The compulsory requirement to house or confine poultry as a precautionary measure against bird flu has been lifted by the Department of Agriculture,...
Rural Life
A farmer in Co. Mayo has been granted planning permission to construct a poultry shed which, when complete, will house 39,000...
Agri-Business
Trust in the ability of the EU to protect the interests of its consumers has been ‘shattered’ by the recent...
Pig/Poultry
The Irish poultry sector can benefit in the wake of the recent Brazilian scandal, according to the IFA’s Poultry Committee Chairman...
Pig/Poultry
Consumers will begin to see alternative labels for ‘free range’ eggs from next week onwards, the IFA’s Poultry Committee Chairman,...
Beef
Authorities in Brazil have suspended over 30 government officials in response to allegations that some of the country’s biggest meat...
Pig/Poultry
Egg producers who are set to lose their ‘free range’ status deserve State support, according to Irish MEP Marian Harkin....
Opinion
It’s ridiculous that free range egg producers must re-label their cartons in the wake of the Avian Influenza outbreak. As...