Agri-Business
2019 one of the best years on record for red meat exports
Red meat exports from the UK rocketed to more than £1.5 billion last year – making 2019 one of the...
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Agri-Business
Six general licences reissued for the control of wild birds
Defra has announced plans to reissue six general licences for the control of wild birds on a temporary basis before...
Pig/Poultry
First case of African swine fever reported in Greece
Greece has reported the first case of African swine fever (ASF) in the country, on a breeding farm in the...
Agri-Business
New UK traceability body Livestock Information Service appoints chairman
John Cross has been appointed the first chairman of a new body given responsibility for overhauling England’s livestock traceability systems....
N.Ireland
2 taken to hospital following collision involving tractor
A man and a woman, both aged in their 70s, were taken to hospital following a two-vehicle collision involving a...
N.Ireland
2 taken to hospital following collision involving tractor
A man and a woman, both aged in their 70s, were taken to hospital following a two-vehicle collision involving a...
Pig/Poultry
China orders cull of 18,000 chickens after bird flu outbreak
Authorities in China have culled almost 18,000 chickens after an outbreak of bird flu in the Asian country. China’s Ministry...
Agri-Business
Minister to challenge processors as NI farm income freefalls
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture has pledged to challenge retailers and supermarkets over prices as the latest departmental figures point...
Agri-Business
UK pork exports doubled in 2019 as African Swine Fever boosts demand
African Swine Fever in China is having a knock-on effect on the pork and other red meat sectors right across...
Agri-Business
UK and Australia join forces in simulated African swine fever exercise
This week, the UK and the New South Wales government in Australia are joining forces on a simulated exercise to...
Agri-Business
NI total income from farming figures fell by 25% in 2019
Provisional figures indicate that the ‘Total Income from Farming’ (TIFF) in Northern Ireland fell by 25% (26% in real terms)...
Agri-Business
NI total income from farming figures fell by 25% in 2019
Provisional figures indicate that the ‘Total Income From Farming’ (TIFF) in Northern Ireland fell by 25% (26% in real terms)...
Agri-Business
British red meat sales take a hit over key Christmas market
Winter lamb sales in Britain fell by 4%, according to the latest figures by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board...
Beef
Purpose-built calf house makes life easier for this UK-based dairy and beef farmer
The farmers involved in the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme visited Robert Noad’s farm during a tour to...
N.Ireland
High phosphorous poultry manure deadline looming for NI poultry farmers
Northern Ireland poultry farmers are reminded that there are just days left until the deadline to send manure exportation records...
N.Ireland
High phosphorous poultry manure deadline looming for NI poultry farmers
Northern Ireland poultry farmers are reminded that there are just days left until the deadline to send manure exportation records...
Agri-Business
Cranswick profits set to soar higher than forecasted
UK pork giant Cranswick is on course to beat current market forecasts as profits soar amid global issues with African...
Dairy
’10 years ago I would have said I’d never milk a cow or stand in a parlour’ – John Kelly
The past decade has provided many opportunities and challenges for Irish farmers – particularly those involved in or with a...
