Agri-Business
Amount of meat and bonemeal produced continues to fall
The overall tonnage of meat and bonemeal (MBM) produced in Ireland has reduced on a yearly basis since 2020, figures...
rendering
Agri-Business
Ireland’s rendering industry turnover is €160m annually
Ireland’s rendering industry is worth an estimated €160 million annually, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has...
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Watch: Calor provides instant hot water solution for Kilkenny dairy farmer
Access to hot water is crucial to Irish dairy farms. All farms require a reliable and consistent method of heating...
Agri-Business
ICSA demands investigation into rendering costs
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) must initiate an investigation into rendering costs due to the current...
Agri-Business
Senator calls for action as fallen animals 'build up' on farms
A senator has called on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue to intervene in a dispute between...
Agri-Business
Price dispute between knackeries and rendering plants escalates
It appears that a dispute over the price of rendering fallen animals between rendering plants and knackeries is set to...
Rural Life
Cost of animal rendering set to rise from next week
The Animal Collectors Association (ACA), the body that represents knackeries in Ireland, has confirmed that the cost of animal rendering...
Agri-Business
Industry welcome for market equality for Irish biodiesel
The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) has welcomed the inclusion of additional renewable certificates for biodiesel produced from category one tallow...