N.Ireland
Bird flu biosecurity measures to be lifted north and south
Bird flu biosecurity measures are to be lifted in the Republic and Northern Ireland from May 31, government departments, north...
Pig/Poultry
Agri-Business
Rabobank: Tariffs disrupt global pork trade
According to a recent RaboResearch report, pork prices have rebounded and remain strong despite shifting trade flows and growing economic...
N.Ireland
Moy Park owner urges UK govt to adopt ‘joined up policy’ for NI agri-food sector
Pilgrim’s Europe, which is the owner of Moy Park, one of Northern Ireland’s (NI) largest businesses, has urged the UK...
Agri-Business
Kepak links up with MBW to boost female factory roles
Kepak and Meat Business Women (MBW) have partnered on a new pilot programme to support the progression of women working...
Pig/Poultry
Mandatory housing order for poultry to be lifted in England
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) plans to lift the order for mandatory housing of birds later...
Pig/Poultry
Rotating floor technology key to reducing pig house emissions
By Chris McCullough With around one billion pigs worldwide, the pork sector produces significant quantities of emissions per year that...
Pig/Poultry
Court: Egg packers prosecuted for forging best before dates
The UK government has declared that criminals found responsible for re-packing eggs with fake ‘best before’ dates have been stopped...
N.Ireland
Host nation sought for World Butchers’ Challenge
With the success of the 2025 World Butchers’ Challenge (WBC) still fresh in everyone’s minds, it’s time to look ahead....
Agri-Business
RSPCA urges govt act on mandatory labelling for animal products
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has renewed calls for the introduction of mandatory method-of-production...
Pig/Poultry
Virologists issue call to action to mitigate rising global bird flu threat
The Global Virus Network (GVN), which represents human and animal virologists from more than 80 centres of excellence and affiliates based...
N.Ireland
Bird flu: Northern Ireland to lift housing order for poultry
The Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has announced that the compulsory bird flu housing measures for...
Agri-Business
FAO: Meat Price Index up 3.2% in March
The benchmark measure of world food commodity prices increased in April, driven by higher quotations for major cereals, meat and...
Pig/Poultry
Disease-resistant pigs approved for sale in US
Pigs produced to be resistant to one of the world’s most costly livestock diseases, using technology developed by the Roslin...
Pig/Poultry
More ticks carrying Lyme disease bacteria in pheasant areas – study
New research has revealed that ticks are more likely to carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease in areas where...
Pig/Poultry
BVA calls for ban on farrowing crates that confine pigs
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has today (Wednesday, April 30) called for a ban on the use of farrowing crates...
Agri-Business
BSAS appoints new president
The British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) has announced the appointment of Dr. Helen Warren, European ruminant technical manager at...
Pig/Poultry
Housed free-range poultry can still be sold as 'free-range'
The government has announced that free-range poultry meat producers and processors will no longer need to change how free-range poultry...
N.Ireland
RaboResearch: EU chicken prices up 15% in Q2 2025
According to RaboResearch’s latest animal protein report, EU chicken prices have risen 15% year-on-year during the first quarter of 2025,...
