Beef
Trade deal could open EU to beef imports from Brazil
The Irish Farmers’ Association is deeply concerned that Brazil could secure backdoor access to the European beef market courtesy of...
Beef
Beef
Meat Industry Ireland 'fully aware' of out-of-spec bulls crisis
Meat Industry Ireland (MII) says it is fully aware of the out-of-spec bull crisis. In a statement to Agriland today, it...
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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...
Beef
January beef kill up 11% so far
The January beef kill is 11 per cent higher so far in 2014 than at the same stage last year,...
Beef
Lebanese market re-opens to Irish beef
The Lebanese market is to fully re-open to Irish beef, sheepmeat and cooked meats. The Lebanese authorities banned the importation...
Beef
Snapshot of the mart trade
Marts are only now starting to get back into action throughout the country. With much controversy surrounding the young bull...
Beef
Young bull issue must be addressed by meat plants
COMMENT: Yet again beef producers have been left holding the can with animals they were encouraged to produce for two years...
Beef
McAdam to push ahead with legal action against ABP
Martin McAdam, of Co Monaghan-based McAdam Foods, has told AgriLand that he is meeting barristers in Dublin today in order...
Beef
High throughput in factories, despite young bull issues
Throughput in slaughter plants was up again last week on the same period last year. Supplies of steers, heifers, and...
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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...
Beef
Analysing family farm income from beef production - Teagasc
Maximising family farm income from beef production is key, according to Teagasc’s Professor Gerry Boyle who was speaking at this week’s Lismullin Institute...
Beef
Boat on the way for young bulls, IFA
Speaking after his official election as leader of the Irish Farmers Association’s (IFA) Eddie Downey confirmed that there is a...
Beef
Suckler herd boost with new genomics database
Up to €52m per year will be spent on a new beef data and genomics database (BDGP) for Ireland’s suckler...
Beef
Huge uptake of Bord Bia's beef and lamb quality scheme in 2013
More than 150 people attended Bord Bia‘s Meat Market Prospects Seminar in Dublin last Friday. Among the highlights were an...
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Calf rearing and antibiotics
Two of the speakers at a recent calf rearing conference touched on the sensitive subject of treating calves with antibiotics....
Beef
Moynihan calls for urgent action to protect beef industry
Fianna Fáil TD Michael Moynihan, says Minister Simon Coveney must heed the warnings about the crisis in the beef sector....
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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....
Beef
New year brings little change to mart trade
In most marts around the country the first sale of the new year has taken place. Reports to AgriLand suggest...
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Strong live export trade expected in 2014
Speaking at the Bord Bia Live export seminar in Tullamore this week, IFA National Livestock Chairman Henry Burns said the...
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ICSA to host its AGM on 30 January
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA) will host its AGM and annual conference on Thursday 30 January. The...
Beef
Bull kill finishes in 2013 down 10.5 per cent
Almost 23,000 less young bulls were killed last year representing a 10.5 per cent fall on 2012 figures. For the...