Agri-Business
Cullinan elected as next president of the IFA
With additional reporting by Breifne O’Brien at the count centre in Castleknock Tim Cullinan has been elected as the next...
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Pig/Poultry
Online course aims to raise awareness of livestock production issues
The University of Reading is offering an online animal science course to raise awareness of livestock production issues, especially antimicrobial...
Beef
Price gap between Irish and UK beef expected to widen – IFA
Additional reporting by Sylvester Phelan The Bord Bia Beef Market Tracking Index, which is expected to be updated today, Monday,...
Beef
Chinese protein deficit presents opportunities for beef – commission
A senior official from the European Commission has said that the losses in the Chinese pig herd from African swine...
Agri-Business
Farmers to take centre stage in campaign to promote British meat
Britain’s farmers will be showcasing their quality food in the national press over the next four weeks as the National...
Rural Life
Farm owner handed 18-month sentence following animal cruelty prosecution
The owner of a farm in Olveston, South Gloucestershire has been handed an 18-month custodial sentence with immediate effect along...
Arable
Fight to ban GM feed imports in EU labelled ‘scaremongering’
The fight against the importation of genetically-modified (GM) feed or food in Europe has been labelled as “scaremongering” and “a...
Agri-Business
What’s going to affect your 2019/2020 grain price?
Pigs, politics, weather…grain prices go up and down all of the time and numerous factors play a role in the...
Pig/Poultry
6 UK sites granted approval to ship trotters to China
Six UK sites have been given official approval to export trotters to China in a new agreement announced this week....
Pig/Poultry
ASF spread continues in South Korea despite containment measures
It has been reported by media outlets in South Korea that the country’s government has been using helicopters in an...
Beef
Scottish suckler herd falls to lowest level since the 1950s
Scotland’s suckler herd has fallen to its lowest level in more than 60 years, according to the Government’s first estimates...
Pig/Poultry
Graphic: Video shows extent of ASF in rural Chinese village
A video has been circulated on social media showing the extent of the ongoing African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak that...
Rural Life
Farmer given suspended jail sentence for animal neglect
A livestock keeper from Stoke on Trent has been given an 18-week suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay £1,500...
Agri-Business
Pilgrim's Pride to take over Tulip in £290 million deal
US food firm Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation has announced it has signed a contract to acquire the UK’s largest pig producer...
Agri-Business
Farming to lose £850 million in profits after no-deal - research
UK farming will lose £850 million in profits in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to research from a...
Agri-Business
Red meat exports up 13% in first half of 2019
Exports of red meat and offal from the UK have enjoyed a strong start to the year with shipments surpassing...
Agri-Business
New NI requirements for soil sampling to come into effect in January
All grassland farms using chemical phosphorus fertilisers or phosphorus-rich manures – such as poultry litter, pig farmyard manure and digestate – will...
Rural Life
Students launch petition to 'save' university farm from sale
A group of students has put together a petition to ‘save’ Royal Agricultural University’s Harnhill Manor Farm from sale. The Royal Agricultural...
