Beef
Beef kill under 30,000 for second time this year
The beef kill last week dropped under the 30,000 mark for only the second time this year. This confirms reports...
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400 livestock farmers attend Ballinasloe meeting
Sinn Féin’s agriculture spokesman Martin Ferris has told Agriland that 400-plus livestock farmers attended the open meeting, which he hosted...
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Cattle supplies in Northern Ireland tighten
Weekly prime cattle throughput in Northern Ireland plants has continued to decline with 4,643 clean cattle slaughtered last week. According...
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British spending more on beef, but buying less
Consumers in the UK spent more money on beef over the past year, but the volume of sales was also...
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‘Discussion Groups are not everyone’s cup of tea, and that’s ok’
While Teagasc has pushed farmer participation in Discussion Groups in recent times, Teagasc Director Gerry Boyle admitted this week that...
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EU dairy herd restocking to bring more meat
In recent years, total cow numbers in the EU have declined at a slower pace than in the past, but increased...
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Video: Weighing up improved gross margin with scales
Investing in a weighing scales was key to improving gross margin for Sligo beef farmer Trevor Boland. The part-time farmer...
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EU beef prices to stabilise, Rabobank reports
EU beef prices are expected to stabilise in the short-term, according to the latest Rabobank report, Beef Quarterly Q2 2014....
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UK beef plants agree longer lead-in periods on carcass specification changes
The UK’s meat processors have given a commitment to give more lead-in warning time when changing carcass specification in the...
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Livestock Event, Day 1 in Photos
Today was the first day of the two day Livestock Event in the NEC in Birmingham. The event, which is...
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VIDEO:Key technologies for profitable suckler beef production
Paul Crossan outlined at beef 2014 what the key technologies are that underpin profitable suckler beef production. He stressed there...
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Minister says no evidence of price fixing in the beef industry
There is no evidence of price fixing in the beef industry, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon...
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Key forage advice at Livestock Event
Forage advice will be one of the key areas at next week’s Livestock Event in the UK. The ‘forage field’...
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Southern plants paying top steer prices
Agriland’s weekly beef export factory price report for the week ending June 25, 2014, shows a number of trends. Steers...
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Use your ears and listen to your calves for Hoose
Farmers who have not used a persistent wormer, are facing lung worm (Hoose) problems on farm, and need to listen...
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Northern Irish buyers less active in store market
Northern Irish farmers have been less active in the purchase of store cattle from the Republic of Ireland in recent...
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Farmers must be paid realistic prices for beef
Emotions were running high in the tent used to host the forum discussion at the Beef 2014 event, held at...
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Is Irish beef regarded as 'filler' by UK supermarkets?
There was uproar at yesterday’s Beef Forum, held as part of the Teagasc Beef 2014 event at Grange, when a...
