Agri-Business
3 more cases of African swine fever in German wild boars
Three more cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been detected in wild boars in Germany. According to Reuters, the...
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World News
China urges frozen food importers to avoid countries with severe Covid-19 outbreaks
China is warning its frozen food importers to avoid countries with high levels of Covid-19 cases after several imported products...
Pig/Poultry
Market prices well up despite potential 'clouds on the horizon'
According to analysis by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), new data on abattoir throughput from the Department for...
N.Ireland
Letter to the editor: Latest deductions show need for legislation on farm gate prices
Farmers For Action (FFA) has been receiving complaints from pig farmers supplying Cranswick Country Foods at Cullybackey (Co. Antrim) in...
Agri Politics
'MPs must follow the Lords vote to ban lower animal welfare imports' - RSPCA
After the Lords voted to stop lower animal welfare standard imports, the RSPCA is urging the public to pressure their...
World News
German police investigate illegal workers in meat factories
German police have searched over 40 homes and businesses in an effort to crack down on foreign workers being illegally brought...
Pig/Poultry
7 more cases of African swine fever reported in Germany
Seven more cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been reported in Germany by the federal agriculture ministry. This brings the...
Pig/Poultry
5 new cases of African swine fever in Germany
Five new cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been detected in wild boar in the Brandenburg region of Germany...
Pig/Poultry
6,000 chickens killed in a fire in Co. Tyrone
Around 6,000 chickens have been killed in an overnight fire at a farm in Dungannon, Co. Tyrone. The Northern Ireland...
World News
China bans German pork imports after African swine fever case
China has said it will ban any imports of German pork after a case of African swine fever (ASF) was...
Dairy
From Clare to Kigali: Flying in-calf heifers 7,000km to change lives
“I’m the person that flies with the animals to Africa.” This was the straight-forward way John Fitzgerald described his experience...
Dairy
From Clare to Kigali: Flying in-calf heifers 7,000km to change lives
“I’m the person that flies with the animals to Africa.” This was the straight-forward way John Fitzgerald described his experience...
Agri-Business
Cranswick’s Co. Antrim plant to reopen following 2-week closure
Cranswick Country Foods factory in Cullybackey, Co. Antrim, has reopened two weeks after authorities ordered it to close following an...
Agri-Business
QMS launches revised standards for Haulage Assurance Scheme
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has strengthened its haulage assurance scheme by making some key additions to the standards document. New...
Agri-Business
Meat plant outbreak blamed as NI infection rate surpasses UK and Ireland
A cluster at a meat plant in Co. Antrim and an increase in testing have been blamed for making Northern...
Agri-Business
Talks begin to mitigate impact of pig factory closure
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has warned “action needs to be taken” to prevent the closure of a pig processing...
Agri-Business
Talks begin to mitigate impact of pig factory closure
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has warned “action needs to be taken” to prevent the closure of a pig processing...
Rural Life
RSPCA poll reveals 75% want ban on lower welfare standard imports
The UK’s biggest animal charity, the RSPCA, has launched petition pressing the government to keep its manifesto commitment as it...