N.Ireland
Suckler cow numbers tumble in Northern Ireland
A significant reduction in the number of suckler cows has been identified in the final results of the June 2014...
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Agri-Business
70% of UK supermarket chicken positive for campylobacter
Some 70% of supermarket chicken has tested positive for campylobacter, according to a new survey by the UK’s Food Standards...
N.Ireland
Northern poultry farmers to get free campylobacter test kits
A new scheme offering free campylobacter testing kits is being offered to independent poultry farmers in Northern Ireland. The initiative,...
N.Ireland
Northern poultry farmers to get free campylobacter test kits
A new scheme offering free campylobacter testing kits is being offered to independent poultry farmers in Northern Ireland. The initiative,...
Agri-Business
How the world's most successful milk ad got inside peoples' minds and fridges
What is arguably the world’s most successful advertising campaign to get people to drink milk, ‘Got milk?’ was an ad...
N.Ireland
Foster highlights necessity for cross border trade in agri-food products
Northern Ireland’s Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster told delegates at the Future of Food Summit in Dublin that there are growing...
N.Ireland
Foster highlights necessity for cross border trade in agri-food products
Northern Ireland’s Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster told delegates at the Future of Food Summit in Dublin that there are growing...
Dairy
Want to get a loan? Know what your current account is for…
Too many people see their current account overdraft as a target, not a limit, according to Anne Marie Butler, Agricultural...
Agri-Business
EU research turning food waste into feed
Global demand for food is expected to increase by 70% by 2050, while a steep increase in biomass use will...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry production grows, despite competition
Poultry meat production keeps on increasing, in spite of the higher availability of other meats, according to the latest EU research....
N.Ireland
Use of NI pork label by retailers welcomed
The Ulster Farmers’ Union welcomed major retailers Tesco and Lidl show of support for local pork as both retailers roll...
N.Ireland
Use of NI pork label by retailers welcomed
The Ulster Farmers’ Union welcomed major retailers Tesco and Lidl show of support for local pork as both retailers roll...
Beef
Ulster farmers label meeting with Tesco a “mixed bag”
Following a meeting with representatives from Tesco to discuss a range of issues including: the crisis situation facing Northern Ireland’s...
Dairy
Kiwi tankers collecting milk every 9 seconds
The start of spring this week in New Zealand marks the start of the peak milk season which will see, at its...
N.Ireland
AFBI to review all of its future spending budgets
AFBI (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) Chief Executive Officer Professor Seamus Kennedy has confirmed that his organisation has entered into detailed...
Pig/Poultry
Selecting sows for high welfare production systems
Animal welfare scientists at the Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and Newcastle University are helping Sainsbury’s identify ‘good mums’ for free...
Agri-Business
Indentigen launches new DNA test
Irish genetics company Indentigen has announced details of a new DNA testing technology which, it says, will offer it major advantages...
Agri-Business
Growth in global meat production limited by rising cost of inputs
Global production growth for meat is to average 2% a year over the next decade, restrained by the rising cost...
