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Coveney must act on cattle prices, IFA
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) is calling on Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, to bring in the meat factories and challenge...
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Application forms for genomics programme to be out within days
A Department of Agriculture source has told Agriland that application forms for the new Beef Genomics’ scheme will be arriving with...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
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How can we build on the IFA beef protests?
COMMENT: The Irish Farmers Association’s (IFA) decision to take farmers on to the streets yesterday certainly succeeded in highlighting the pressure on...
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The UK beef market – an EBLEX perspective
EBLEX analyst Debbie Butcher has told AgriLand that a combination of increased supply and a lower demand for beef is...
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'Farmers may withdraw from quality schemes over bull beef crisis'
ICSA Ireland, the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association, has slammed the whole structure of beef processing in Ireland and...
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Farmer beef protest under way as meat industry body says it's 'ill-advised and misguided'
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) is protesting outside a number of meat factory plants across Ireland this afternoon. Addressing a...
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'Strong growth in Dutch consumer awareness of Irish beef'
After year one of the Bord Bia Honest by Nature campaign promoting Irish beef to Dutch consumers, consumer research has showed...
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The IFA has every right to protest
COMMENT: The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has been left with no option but to picket the meat plants tomorrow, given the...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
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Snapshot of mart trade
Snapshot of mart trade in selected marts across the country. Carnew Mart Carnew Mart’s annual fatstock show and sale for...
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IFA to hit the ‘beef protest trail’ tomorrow
Irish Farmers Association (IFA) national livestock chairman Henry Burns has told AgriLand that protests will be held by members of the...
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No demand for out-of-spec bulls in key UK market, Bord Bia
“One of the main difficulties in marketing beef from young bulls of more than 16 months of age is that...
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‘Every bull dying today is dying in debt’ - IFA
“Every bull dying today is dying in debt,” noted Irish Farmers Association (IFA) national beef chairman Henry Burns at the...
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Minister unveils €40m investment for suckler farmers
The operational details of a €40m investment package for suckler farmers in 2014 has been announced this morning. The Minister...
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Calls for clarity on future of dairy beef production
As farmers across the country gear-up for the peak calving season, Michael Guinan, chairperson of ICMSA’s beef and cattle committee,...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
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New €80 beef genomics payment positive, IFA
The new beef genomics scheme launched by Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney of €52m per year amounting to a payment of €80...
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BTAP enters final year
Completing a profit monitor in the Beef Technology Adoption Programme (BTAP) is key. This is according to the latest advice...
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Minister: 'I cannot instruct factories to give more for bull beef'
Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney came under fire on a range of issues at the ICSA Ireland agm in Dublin...
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How did we arrive at young bull crisis - Dawn Meats
The crisis in the young bull market was a hot topic at a Teagasc Livestock meeting in Kilkenny last night....