Agri-Business
Chinese inspections of meat exporters to begin 'in next few weeks'
Several countries are to visit Ireland in 2016 to conduct inspections on meat processing plants with the first beginning in...
Beef
Beef
Poland now the third largest beef exporter to UK, after Ireland and the Netherlands
Polish beef exports for first nine months of 2015 were up 23% on the year, according to AHDB, the English...
Beef
How to get good quality colostrum and how soon it should be fed
Colostrum is the first milk a cow produces after calving and it is rich in antibodies to help fight infection...
Beef
Treating scour in a newborn suckler or dairy calf
Scour refers to watery or custard-like faeces and results from a badly damaged gut, which leads to a loss in...
Beef
'Farmers can save €40-50/cow by monitoring suckler cow body condition'
A well-managed suckler cow can drop from having a body condition score (BCS) of 3.5 at housing to 2.75 at...
Beef
EU beef exports continue to climb, up 1% year-on-year
EU beef exports are continuing to climb, with a 1% increase in the first nine months of 2015 compared to...
Beef
Beef kill back 86,568 head on 2014 levels - Weekly kill drops by 5%
The throughput of cattle to beef factories last week was back 5% on the corresponding period last year, figures from...
Beef
10 tips on dealing with premature births or abortions in cows
For infectious abortions, the interval between infection of the dam and abortion can be weeks, according to Animal Health Ireland (AHI)....
Beef
Beef exports to UK down 18% on October 2014
Shipments of beef to the UK were back 18% in October 2015 compared to the same month in 2014, according to...
Beef
Deadweight prices under pressure in Northern Ireland
The deadweight trade for prime cattle continued to come under pressure in Northern Ireland last week, according to the Livestock...
Beef
TDs discuss ABP shareholding in Slaney Foods
The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Committee Members considered the move by the ABP Food Group to...
Beef
Tighter supplies to support beef prices in 2016 - Rabobank
Tighter supplies will support beef prices in 2016 as demand is expected to remain firm even though supply pressure is...
Beef
Calls for European Competition Commissioner to investigate ABP Slaney deal
Sinn Fein MEP Matt Carthy is to write to the European Competition Commissioner asking that they investigate the ABP Slaney...
Beef
'Slaney deal will increase the dominance of Larry Goodman in beef processing'
The announcement last week that the Larry Goodman owned ABP Group is set to take a 50% stake in Slaney...
Beef
Factories hold beef quotes as supplies remain strong
Little change is being reported in the cattle trade this week as supplies are reported to be holding strong. Bord...
Beef
Why are my cattle coughing? It may not be lungworm
Farmers should not automatically assume that coughing cattle, including cows, have a lungworm problem, according Co. Meath veterinarian Frank O’Sullivan. “In some...
Beef
'Foolhardy in the extreme to curb the production of beef' - Meat processors
It would be foolhardy in the extreme to curb the production of beef in a country where we produce in...
Agri-Business
Concerns raised over new ABP and Slaney Foods tie-up
The Linden Food Group is set to restructure its Slaney Foods business in the Republic of Ireland, resulting in the...
