Beef
Downey predicts strengthening of beef prices
IFA President Eddie Downey has told Agriland that finished cattle prices are starting to strengthen and that this trend may well...
Beef Forum
Beef
Meat factories not attending IFA beef crisis meetings, but call for private talks
Meat Industry Ireland (MII), the representative body for beef processors, has confirmed that industry will not be attending the ongoing...
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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
Lidl in the firing line at latest IFA beef protest
At the latest IFA beef farmers’ protest, involving over 50 tractors outside the Lidl supermarket in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, IFA President...
Beef
Minister Coveney calls for 'more engagement' and 'flexibility' on beef issues
Greater engagement between farmers and processors is needed in the beef industry, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and...
Beef
Beef farmers at boiling point in Navan
Beef farmers’ anger and frustration is at boiling point, according to IFA President Eddie Downey, who felt some of that...
Opinion
Beef crisis is not Minister Coveney's fault, nor his problem to solve
I have noticed a growing annoyance in recent weeks among livestock farmers about the on-going situation within the beef industry....
Beef
Farmers can't expect miracles from beef summit - Coveney
Farmers cannot expect miracles from the beef summit, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney has said....
Beef
'Nobody has done more to promote Irish beef than ABP'
A representative from ABP caused considerable consternation among the hundreds of farmers taking part in the Beef Forum at this...
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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
Farmers must be paid realistic prices for beef
Emotions were running high in the tent used to host the forum discussion at the Beef 2014 event, held at...
Beef
Is Irish beef regarded as 'filler' by UK supermarkets?
There was uproar at yesterday’s Beef Forum, held as part of the Teagasc Beef 2014 event at Grange, when a...
Beef
Minister 'sleep walking through beef crisis' - IFA
The IFA has accused the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine of ‘sleeping walking’ through the beef crisis and...
Beef
Coveney defends Beef Forum
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney defended the success of the Beef Forum from recent criticism...
Beef
Beef farmers need €5 per kilo - ICSA
Beef farmers need €5 per kilo was the blunt message from ICSA Chief Executive Eddie Punch as he left today’s...
Beef
Minister calls for beef roundtable discussions
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, has called for a roundtable discussion on the beef industry,...
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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....
