Agri-Business
Dawn Meats acquires German meat importing business
Dawn Meats has announced the acquisition of Alexander Eyckeler GmbH, a Germany-based meat importer and distributor. The move follows Dawn...
Germany
Agri-Business
Five indicted in Germany for diesel-related fraud
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin, Germany, has brought charges against five individuals suspected of diesel and VAT-related...
Agri-Business
Former Ambassador to US to speak at Agri Guild Dillon lecture
Former Ambassador to the United States, Daniel Mulhall, will deliver this year’s Michael Dillon Memorial Lecture hosted by the Guild...
Machinery
German veg farmer helps develop laser weeding robot to reduce massive labour bill
By Chris McCullough Weeding is one of the most tedious, time-consuming and costly jobs on a vegetable farm, and with...
Pig/Poultry
Risk of bird flu outbreaks rises across Europe as virus hits migrating cranes
The risk of bird flu outbreaks could further increase across Europe, following an increase in cases of migrating cranes in...
Sheep
German sheep farm constantly under high alert for flood warnings
By Chris McCullough Just imagine receiving an urgent flood warning prompting emergency action to quickly round up your sheep to...
Arable
PotatoEurope to return to Germany in 2026
PotatoEurope is the international meeting place for potato growers, processors, and marketers from Germany and abroad. After four years, the...
Dairy
Focus: German dairy farm staying connected to consumers
By Chris McCullough Making daily videos about his German dairy farm is no easy task, but it is one that...
Beef
Isle of Man bolsters foot-and-mouth legislation after German case
The government of the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea has said it is bolstering animal health legislation in...
Environment
INTERPOL launches project targeting environmental crime
The Federal Environment Ministry of Germany has joined forces with the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL), and the World Wide...
Agri-Business
Second case of foot-and-mouth disease in Germany ruled out
Authorities in Germany have said that a second suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been ruled out following negative...
N.Ireland
DAERA: ‘Robust’ plans to manage risk of foot-and-mouth
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Andrew Muir has updated his Executive colleagues about the ongoing...
Dairy
Second suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease in Germany
A second case of foot-and-mouth disease is now suspected in Germany in a neighbouring area to the first confirmed case....
N.Ireland
Concern about foot-and-mouth in NI with lack of import ban
Concern is mounting in some political spheres about the lack of a ban on the import of livestock from Germany...
Dairy
German agri minister meets sector stakeholders on foot-and-mouth
Germany’s minister for agriculture has met with stakeholders in the country’s agriculture and food sector to discuss the outbreak of...
Dairy
Veal calf movements banned in Netherlands after German imports
The movement of calves for the veal sector within the Netherlands has been banned, except where the calves are moved...
Agri-Business
Organic milk producers in Germany record cost shortfall of 19%
Organic milk producers in Germany have received an average price of 55.55c/kg in the accounting year 2023/24, which left producers...
Agri-Business
Germany produces 3.4m tonnes of meat in first half of 2024
Meat production in Germany has increased by 1.3% in the first half of 2024, reaching 3.4 million tonnes when compared...