Beef
'Eating less meat might not lower greenhouse gas emissions'
Reduced meat consumption might not lower greenhouse gas emissions from one of the world’s biggest beef producing regions, a study...
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Weak euro drives sharp rise in cattle exports to Northern Ireland – Coveney
Irish live cattle exports to Northern Ireland have improved sharply in 2015, according to the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney....
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Irish beef and sheepmeat exports to the UK fell in November
Overall imports of beef into the UK in November were back 14% on last year at 20,000t, according to the...
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Cattle trade in Britain on downwards trajectory
Following the stability over the holiday period, in the first full week of trading this year the cattle trade in...
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'Farmers have real fears around the lack of competition in beef processing'
Livestock farmers have real fears and concerns around the lack of competition and dominance in beef processing as well as...
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Demand for beef outstrips supply in US
Demand for beef in the US is outstripping supply, according to Kevin Grier, a Market Analyst of North America. Canada and...
Agri-Business
Chinese inspections of meat exporters to begin 'in next few weeks'
Several countries are to visit Ireland in 2016 to conduct inspections on meat processing plants with the first beginning in...
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Poland now the third largest beef exporter to UK, after Ireland and the Netherlands
Polish beef exports for first nine months of 2015 were up 23% on the year, according to AHDB, the English...
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How to get good quality colostrum and how soon it should be fed
Colostrum is the first milk a cow produces after calving and it is rich in antibodies to help fight infection...
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Treating scour in a newborn suckler or dairy calf
Scour refers to watery or custard-like faeces and results from a badly damaged gut, which leads to a loss in...
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'Farmers can save €40-50/cow by monitoring suckler cow body condition'
A well-managed suckler cow can drop from having a body condition score (BCS) of 3.5 at housing to 2.75 at...
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EU beef exports continue to climb, up 1% year-on-year
EU beef exports are continuing to climb, with a 1% increase in the first nine months of 2015 compared to...
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Beef kill back 86,568 head on 2014 levels - Weekly kill drops by 5%
The throughput of cattle to beef factories last week was back 5% on the corresponding period last year, figures from...
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10 tips on dealing with premature births or abortions in cows
For infectious abortions, the interval between infection of the dam and abortion can be weeks, according to Animal Health Ireland (AHI)....
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Beef exports to UK down 18% on October 2014
Shipments of beef to the UK were back 18% in October 2015 compared to the same month in 2014, according to...
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Deadweight prices under pressure in Northern Ireland
The deadweight trade for prime cattle continued to come under pressure in Northern Ireland last week, according to the Livestock...
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TDs discuss ABP shareholding in Slaney Foods
The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Committee Members considered the move by the ABP Food Group to...
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Tighter supplies to support beef prices in 2016 - Rabobank
Tighter supplies will support beef prices in 2016 as demand is expected to remain firm even though supply pressure is...
