Beef
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...
Beef
Beef
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...
Beef
Northern Minister’s focus on beef crisis welcomed
Sinn Féin MLA and spokesperson on agriculture Oliver McMullan has said he welcomes the focus being placed by the North’s...
Beef
Northern Minister's focus on beef crisis welcomed
Sinn Féin MLA and spokesperson on agriculture Oliver McMullan has said he welcomes the focus being placed by the North’s...
Beef
UK government to call beef summit
The UK government is calling a beef summit to discuss the long-term sustainability of the industry. It comes in the wake...
Beef
Clover on the agenda at Beef 2014
Clover will be a key topic in the Grassland Village at Beef 2014. Teagasc grass management experts Paul Phelan and James...
Beef
Farming unions meet to discuss beef price issue
Farming union leaders from the Irish Farmers’ Association, Ulster Farmers’ Union, NFU Scotland, NFU Cymru, and the National Farmers’ Union met at...
Beef
Key June grass advice for beef farmers
Maintaining good quality swards in June is key, according to the Management Notes on grassland management on beef farmers for June...
Beef
Beef crisis meeting to be held by UK and Irish farm unions
Following urgent discussions held between the UK Farm Unions and IFA Livestock Chairmen on Wednesday it has been confirmed that...
Beef
British farmers protest at ABP plant amid claims over Polish imports
British farming organisation Farmers For Action (FFA) staged a protest last night at ABP’s Shrewsbury plant in England near the...
Agri-Business
China beef imports witness almost four-fold increase
Nick McIlroy, Shanghai Office, Bord Bia-Irish Food Board A new report released by Rabobank forecasts Chinese beef imports to grow...
Agri-Business
ABP announces partnership with genetics company
ABP Food Group (ABP), one of the largest beef processors in Europe and Genus, a leading global animal genetics company,...
Beef
Irish and UK farm unions discuss beef situation
Irish and UK farming unions have discussed the current beef situation and the difficulties beef producers are facing across the...
Beef
China beefs up imports as domestic cattle production continues to struggle
A new report by Rabobank shows that Chinese domestic beef production is having difficulty keeping up with demand for beef....
Beef
Demand remains mixed for beef in key export markets
In its latest update Bord Bia report the cattle trade over the last week saw ongoing strong supplies, with demand...
Beef
Beef quotes hold firm as prices remain low
Beef prices remained steady in spite of increases in supplies being marketed last week. This is according to Bord Bia’s latest...
Beef
Time for the North’s beef plants to take to the road
COMMENT: Not that long ago the attainment of Farm Quality Assurance status was sufficient, for the most part, to ensure...
Beef
Minister calls for beef pricing, penalties re-think
Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has called on the Norther Ireland Meat Exporters Association (NIMEA) to re-think its proposed changes to...
