Agri-Business
Poots outlines future for NI agriculture to YFCU conference
The first of four webinars, making up the 2021 Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) Agri-Food Conference, saw Agriculture Minister...
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Beef
Beef prices strengthen again in Northern Ireland
The price for prime beef cattle seems to be going from strength to strength as additional rises of 4p/kg were...
Agri-Business
Republic’s beef exports to NI up 10% in 2020
Beef exports from the Republic to Northern Ireland have risen dramatically over the last 12 months, according to a newly...
Beef
Farm antibiotic usage is falling in Northern Ireland
The recently published Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA) ‘Targets Task Force Report 2020’ confirms that sales of...
Beef
Prime cattle receive a price rise in Northern Ireland for the first week of 2021
As the conclusion of Brexit occurred on January 1, 2021, fortunately the live export trade of cattle to Northern Ireland...
Opinion
The work to secure PGI status for beef from Northern Ireland must start now
Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has confirmed that the application to secure Protected Geographical Indication...
Beef
Shipping finished cattle north for slaughter will be a tariff-free option post Brexit
Northern Ireland’s farm minister Edwin Poots has confirmed that Irish cattle imported into the north can be slaughtered there and...
Beef
Beef trade: Brexit uncertainty prevents price rise
As the total number of processed cattle for last week amounted to 35,702 head, some factories seem to be in...
N.Ireland
HSENI releases 42,000 ‘Avoid Harm on the Farm’ child safety calendars
The Chief Executive of the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI), Robert Kidd, has launched the ‘Avoid Harm...
Agri-Business
New board member appointed to the Livestock and Meat Commission
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced the appointment of a new board member to the Livestock and...
Beef
Cow trade takes another setback in Northern Ireland
There was little or no change in the prices offered for prime cattle last week in Northern Ireland, according to...
Beef
Prime cattle quotes on the rise in Northern Ireland
There are positive price trends emerging for prime cattle this week in Northern Ireland. Unlike the southern trade, processor quotes...
Agri-Business
NI stakeholders warn of potential objection to Irish Grass-Fed Beef PGI
Northern Irish agricultural industry leaders have warned they could object to the Republic’s Grass-Fed PGI application should it persist in...
Beef
New antibiotic benchmarking tool to be rolled out across NI in early 2021
A Northern Ireland research initiative into antibiotic usage has shown “early promising results”, with initial indications suggesting it has “considerable potential”...
Beef
Increase of calf birth registrations in Northern Ireland
Calf birth registrations in Northern Ireland are on the rise, according to the Meat and Livestock Commission (LMC). So far...
Beef
Cow trade is coming under pressure in Northern Ireland
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) is reporting this week that the cow trade in Northern Ireland is coming under...
Beef
Cows processed reaches highest weekly throughput in Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland for the week ending October 25, processed prime cattle throughput amounted to 7,418 head, according to the...
Beef
Beef kill: 2020 figures continue to race ahead of last year
Last week a total of 37,143 head of cattle were processed. This figure has suffered a decline of 520 head...
