Beef
Fears PGI could prevent NI farmers from using term ‘Irish grass-fed beef’
Northern Ireland beef farmers could object to the Republic’s application for PGI status for Irish grass-fed beef should it insist...
Beef
Beef
NI farmers warned increase in ‘nomad’ cattle could knock carcase prices
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been warned against importing ‘nomad’ cattle for finishing amid concern it may affect carcase prices....
Beef
NI farmers warned increase in ‘nomad’ cattle could knock carcase prices
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been warned against importing ‘nomad’ cattle for finishing amid concern it may affect carcase prices....
Rural Life
Farmers failing to wear masks at marts could have 'horrendous ramifications'
Farmers have been warned that they risk losing access to their local livestock marts if they continue to ignore Covid-19...
Beef
Virtual farm walk to focus on carbon-neutral beef farming
The fourth ‘Focus on Farmers’ Virtual Farm Walk & Discussion will look at innovative ways farmers can profit from environmental...
Beef
Virtual farm walk to focus on carbon-neutral beef farming
The fourth ‘Focus on Farmers’ Virtual Farm Walk & Discussion will look at innovative ways farmers can profit from environmental...
World News
Small fines 'incentivise' meat companies to continue endangering employees
The world’s largest meat producer JBS Foods has been fined for failing to provide protection for staff in its Colorado...
World News
'It's not even a slap on the wrist' - Smithfield Foods fined for failing to protect workers
The US Labour Department has cited Smithfield Foods for failing to provide protection for its employees during the Covid-19 pandemic....
Beef
Mercosur trade deal ‘fails sustainability criteria’ – Oxford University
Researchers from Oxford University have found that the trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur “fails across sustainability criteria”. In...
Beef
Live export recovery driven by Northern Irish demand
Live exports are currently running some 31,789 head behind the comparable period in 2019, Bord Bia figures show. While this...
Beef
Live export recovery driven by Northern Irish demand
Live exports are currently running some 31,789 head behind the comparable period in 2019, Bord Bia figures show. While this...
Agri-Business
‘Business case approved’ for new AFBI beef unit
A new beef unit for Northern Ireland’s Agri Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) is now a step closer. The region’s...
Agri-Business
‘Business case approved’ for new AFBI beef unit
A new beef unit for Northern Ireland’s Agri Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) is now a step closer. The region’s...
Agri-Business
Research: Covid-19 can potentially spread over 8m in meat processing facilities
Research based on the outbreak of Covid-19 at the Tonnies meat processing facility in Germany has suggested that Covid-19 can...
Agri-Business
AFBI withdraws beef units from specialist research licence
Northern Ireland’s agricultural research institute has withdrawn its beef unit in Hillsborough, Co. Down from its licence for specialist animal research....
Beef
New evidence ‘appears to link’ Brazilian meat giant to Amazon deforestation
New evidence has reportedly emerged that appears to connect JBS – described as the world’s biggest meat company – with...
Agri-Business
New European Roundtable for Beef Sustainability chairman announced
Europe’s largest multi-stakeholder group for beef sustainability has appointed OSI Europe’s operations director and head of sustainability, Claire Donoghue as...
Agri-Business
Search is on to find Scots ‘Make it’ ambassadors
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) chairman Kate Rowell, is encouraging farmers, butchers, auctioneers, hauliers, processors, chefs and red meat industry professionals...
