Beef
March cattle slaughterings up 23%, while sheep kill falls
The number of cattle slaughtered in March 2014 was 23.2% higher than in March 2013 while sheep slaughtering’s was 17%...
Beef
The number of cattle slaughtered in March 2014 was 23.2% higher than in March 2013 while sheep slaughtering’s was 17%...
Beef
Increases in the global demand for meat over the next decade is expected to be driven by improved economic growth...
Agri-Business
This week has seen the EU Commission go on the record, regarding the prospects for farming over the coming months...
Agri-Business
Prospects for the 2014 harvests are good as the winter climatic conditions have been broadly favourable so far, according to the...
Beef
The beef industry has delivered on price in the past number of years, according to Cormac Healy of Meat Industry...
Dairy
Northern Ireland’s dairy herd stood at 281,800 cows in December 2013, a year-on-year increase of just one per cent. This...
Agri-Business
The opportunities for Ireland’s agricultural sector, dairy in particular, are endless but there are challenges and influencing factors on the road ahead...
Sheep
Kepak Group has informed staff at its Hacketstown, Co Carlow lamb abattoir this afternoon that it is to cease operations...
World News
MEPs voted on new legislation this week in the areas to tackle animal diseases, such as African swine fever, more...
Dairy
Total income from farming in Northern Ireland increased by 33.7 per cent (31 per cent in real terms) from £223m...
Beef
COMMENT: Yet again beef producers have been left holding the can with animals they were encouraged to produce for two years...
Agri-Business
For the year just gone by the 2013 the World food Price Index averaged 209.9 points, the third highest annual value on...
Environment
The period in which farmers are not allowed to spread slurry came to an end for farmers in the south...
Agri-Business
Stronger cattle and sheep exports helped boost the value of livestock exports in 2013. For the year the value of...
Agri-Business
Freeze branding could be used as a means of deterring thieves from stealing beef cattle and suckler cows. Already widely...
Agri-Business
Agricultural income per worker was up marginally in 2013, recovering some of the ground lost in 2012 where incomes were...
Agri-Business
The European Commission has published a report exploring the possibilities of adopting a local farming and direct sales labelling scheme in the...
Agri-Business
Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII), the Ibec group that represents the food industry, today launched a practical industry guide...