Pig/Poultry
'Supermarkets need to support poultry farmers'
Supermarkets need to support ‘free range’ poultry farmers, according to the Chairman of the IFA Poultry Committee Nigel Renaghan. The ‘free...
Pig/Poultry
Supermarkets need to support ‘free range’ poultry farmers, according to the Chairman of the IFA Poultry Committee Nigel Renaghan. The ‘free...
Pig/Poultry
A new labelling system is being considered to protect the ‘free range’ status of eggs, according to Minister of State...
Agri-Business
The practice of below cost selling has brought a new and potentially terminal threat to the Irish fruit and vegetable...
Agri-Business
Giving surplus supermarket food to charities will not solve hunger or food waste problems, a paper published by the Food...
Agri-Business
Primary producers are often recognised as the weakest link in the food supply chain, according to the Minister for Jobs,...
Agri-Business
Dunnes Stores is now Ireland’s largest supermarket, overtaking Supervalu in the rankings, the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel show. The supermarket share...
Beef
UK supermarkets are paying less for young bulls at the moment, according to Bord Bia Beef Sector Manager, Joe Burke. “This...
N.Ireland
Ulster Farmers’ Union president Ian Marshall is demanding the immediate appointment of a supermarket ombudsman with the responsibility to investigate...
Dairy
It is highly unlikely that the UK’s Minister for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Liz Truss will go to...
Dairy
Approximately 150 dairy farmers protested outside Tesco and ASDA supermarkets in Enniskillen last night. Co. Tyrone milk producer William Maxwell was...
Agri-Business
The number of UK food suppliers experiencing ‘significant’ financial distress increased by 54% in the past 12 months, a report...
Agri-Business
Fresh meat sales in Aldi and Lidl in the UK are growing faster that the top four supermarkets there, according...
Agri-Business
Some UK supermarket pricing practices could be in breach of consumer law, for misleading or confusing consumers through pricing and...
Dairy
UK supermarkets have entered into a milk price war in order to compete as discounters Aldi and Lidl cut their...
Agri-Business
The French Parliament has voted unanimously in favour of a ban on food waste from large supermarkets by outlawing the...
Agri-Business
Tesco Ireland has reported a 6.3% drop in sales, year-on-year, for the 52-week period ending February 23, 2015. Total revenues...
Agri-Business
UK supermarkets are coming under scrutiny for their pricing strategies with a consumer rights organisation launching a ‘super complaint’. After...
Opinion
The last fortnight has seen a very strong media focus on the potential impact of greening on Irish agriculture. And,...