Pig/Poultry
Call for supermarkets to stop 'poison poultry'
The Soil Association has today (Monday, April 25) launched a petition calling on UK supermarkets to remove harmful pesticides from...
Poultry
Agri-Business
Irish duck and Hollywood stars – the journey from Emyvale
Silver Hill Irish premium duck is a familiar name to many who are fond of a nice peking duck dish,...
Agri-Business
U.S to provide $215m in grants to expand meat and poultry sectors
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has today (Thursday, February 24) announced that it is making available up to $215...
Agri-Business
UN Food Price Index: Quotations for oils, meat and dairy rise
The gauge for world food prices went up in January, largely catalysed by supply-side constraints for vegetable oils, the Food...
Pig/Poultry
Nominations open for NFU Poultry Board
Nominations for those who wish to sit on the national poultry board of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) to actively...
N.Ireland
Research project aims to improve poultry welfare without antibiotic reliance
A biotechnology firm has been awarded a research grant worth more than £500,000 - as part of an industrial consortium...
Agri-Business
Over 80 bird flu cases in UK and Ireland since start of outbreak
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has said that over 80 cases of bird flu have been...
N.Ireland
Avian influenza could wreak chaos on entire poultry sector
Authorities in Northern Ireland (NI) have sought to highlight the potential chaos that avian influenza, or bird flu, could wreak...
Arable
Farming sectors performing well in Northern Ireland
Danske Bank’s head of agri-business, Rodney Brown, is confirming that most of Northern Ireland’s farming sectors are performing well at...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry keepers urged to prepare for avian flu
The UK’s chief veterinary offices are encouraging poultry keepers to take action now in order to reduce the risk of...
Agri-Business
How to hire a poultry worker or HGV food driver with a temporary visa
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, along with the Department for Transport and the Home Office, has published...
Agri Politics
Government to issue short-term visas for poultry workers for Christmas
Up to 5,000 temporary visas will be made available for poultry workers to travel and work in the UK just...
Pig/Poultry
10 days for UK poultry keepers to prepare for new housing measures
New poultry housing rules will come into force throughout the UK on Monday, December 14, giving keepers 10 days to...
Agri-Business
Moy Park to partially close Antrim plant for 2019
Northern Ireland firm Moy Park is to cease processing live birds at its Co. Antrim plant due to “challenging market...
Agri-Business
Moy Park to partially close Antrim plant for 2019
Northern Ireland firm Moy Park is to cease processing live birds at its Co. Antrim plant due to “challenging market...
Pig/Poultry
Chicken enriched with Omega-3 'likely to reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes, dementia and depression'
The regular consumption of naturally enriched omega-3 chicken and eggs is likely to reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes, dementia...
N.Ireland
Turkey has a strong future within the Irish poultry meat sector
Turkey production will be a key growth area within the Irish poultry sector, according to Professor Geoff Simmons from Queen’s...
Pig/Poultry
Turkey has a strong future within the Irish poultry meat sector
Turkey production will be a key growth area within the Irish poultry sector, according to Professor Geoff Simmons from Queen’s...
