Agri-Business
Cattle slaughterings drop by 5% in a year - CSO
The number of cattle slaughterings in March was almost 5% lower than the same month last year, according to the...
Pig/Poultry
Dairy
EU parliament agri committee rejects 'permits' for family farms
The Committee on Agriculture of the European Parliament has voted against proposals to put a permitting system in place for...
Pig/Poultry
FSAI issues salmonella warning for pork chops
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued an alert for a pork chop product amid concerns regarding salmonella....
Pig/Poultry
Irish pig price trails European average by 14c/kg - Gallie
The price being paid to Irish pig farmers is trailing their European counterparts by 14c/kg, according to the Irish Farmers’...
Beef
FAO: Governments should promote benefits of meat, eggs and milk
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) has called on governments around the world to promote...
Pig/Poultry
Challenges of egg producers to be addressed at event
The challenges of egg producers including cost pressures and the worry of disease outbreaks like avian influenza (bird flu) will...
Pig/Poultry
Solar panels to be allowed alongside free-range egg production
The European Commission has proposed to revise existing market standards for a number of agri-food produce, which will see solar...
Agri-Business
Coveney: Agri-food and tourism sectors more important than FDI
The combined industries of agri-food and tourism and hospitality are more important than foreign direct investment (FDI) in terms of...
CAP / Schemes
60% grant available as TAMS opens for organic investments
Minister Charlie McConalogue and Minister of State Pippa Hackett have announced that the Organic Capital Investment Scheme, the fourth scheme...
Beef
Animal-sourced food has 'critical role in society' - research
Newly published research has outlined what Teagasc has called the “critical role in society” played by animal-sourced food. The research...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry farmers told risk of bird flu has 'reduced'
Poultry farmers have been reassured that the risk level for bird flu has “reduced significantly” as as the requirement to...
Pig/Poultry
Irish pig symposium to take place next week
The Irish Pig Health Society (IPHS) has announced its speaker line up for the 2023 symposium taking place in Portlaoise...
Agri-Business
DAFM pays out over €2.5m in bird flu compensation
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has paid over €2.5 million in compensation to farmers impacted by...
N.Ireland
Bird flu housing measures to also be lifted in NI
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that the avian influenza (bird flu) housing measures...
Beef
'Dublin Declaration' on meat presented at Brussels conference
The ‘Dublin Declaration’ on the role of meat has been presented at a conference that was held in Brussels, Belgium,...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry housing order lifted amid decline in bird flu reports
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has announced that the legal requirement to confine/house poultry and other...
Pig/Poultry
Investigation launched into dumped chicken bones
Meath County Council has confirmed that it has launched an investigation into the discovery of about 50kg of dumped chicken...
Agri-Business
Online info meetings scheduled to discuss solar PV on farms
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), in collaboration with Bord Gáis Energy, will hold two online information meetings for farmers considering...
