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Investigation into fire at LacPatrick Dairies in NI
Investigation into fire at LacPatrick Dairies in NI

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has confirmed that an investigation is underway at Lakeland Dairies-owned LacPatrick Dairies,...

Veterinary pharmaceutical firm Norbrook axes jobs
Veterinary pharmaceutical firm Norbrook axes jobs

The Newry headquartered pharmaceutical firm, Norbrook, which manufactures a portfolio of animal health products, plans to cut 180 jobs. The...

Bird flu is a ‘wild card’ for global poultry market – Rabobank
Bird flu is a ‘wild card’ for global poultry market – Rabobank

The outlook for the European poultry market remains strong but “supply growth” might put pressure on prices and margins while...

New Zealand farmers suffer livestock losses in cyclone
New Zealand farmers suffer livestock losses in cyclone

Widespread power cuts following Cyclone Gabrielle are impacting dairy farmers in some of the hardest hit areas of New Zealand’s...

New Zealand farming communities battered by Cyclone Gabrielle
New Zealand farming communities battered by Cyclone Gabrielle

Cyclone Gabrielle has caused “significant disruption to farmers, growers, and rural communities” in New Zealand, political leaders acknowledged yesterday (Tuesday,...

World meat prices fell in December
World meat prices fell in December

A decline in demand drove international bovine meat prices down in December, according to the latest Food Price Index report...

No ‘increasing risk’ from bird flu – UKHSA
No ‘increasing risk’ from bird flu – UKHSA

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has found “no increasing risk” to human health from the Eurasian H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu)...