Beef
Beef processors at Grange to answer farmer questions
Four beef processing companies will be exhibiting within the Meat Market Information Village at Grange on Wednesday: ABP; Dawn Meats;...
Bord Bia
Agri-Business
China’s thirst for imported UHT milk grows
China’s imports of UHT milk have soared over the last three years, increasing from 40,000 tonnes in 2011 to over...
Sponsored
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
Strong supplies continuing to impact beef trade
The beef trade continues to be underpinned by strong supply and pressure on prices. This is according to Bord Bia’s...
Beef
Strong supplies continue to keep pressure on beef prices
The beef trade continues to be underpinned by a strong supply and pressure on prices. This is according to Bord...
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...
Breaking News
National Strawberry Week marks start of summer 2014
National Strawberry Week got underway yesterday on the back of news that the sector continues to grow locally. “There are currently...
Other
Farm incomes in the news again, for the wrong reasons
This week’s news was dominated with the Teagasc figures on farm incomes. The only positive from on the dairy side,...
Agri-Business
Saudi Arabia offering a growing market opportunity
The Saudi market is the largest, most populous and richest of the countries in the Gulf region and the rapid...
Sponsored
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...
Breaking News
Dairy volatility needs effective management
With the imminent removal of milk quotas in 2015, and the continued dairy volatility being experienced by the European Dairy...
Agri-Business
Urbanisation in China to drive food imports – Bord Bia
Urbanisation is set to continue at pace in China, with its new urbanised citizens readily seeking out a wide range...
Beef
Slight improvement in beef trade – Bord Bia
The beef trade improved slightly during the week for certain categories of cattle with strong supplies still evident. This is...
Agri-Business
Bord Bia and Google help promote Irish food companies, as 70% of online spend goes abroad
Some 70% of the Irish online spend last year went out of the country and while Irish consumers are very...
Beef
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...
Breaking News
The future looks bright for Glanbia
Glanbia Ingredients’ CEO Jim Bergin has told delegates attending this morning’s Agri-Food Business Partners’ conference that dairy cow numbers in...
Sponsored
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....
Agri-Business
Bord Bia makes appointment to Dubai office
Bord Bia this week announced the appointment of Michael Hussey as manager, in the Middle East Region. Bord Bia has...
Agri-Business
Join the Bord Bia fellowship
Bord Bia has today announced that recruitment is under way to select 20 ambitious individuals to take part in a...
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...
Agri-Business
Double digit growth in dairy and beef export values - Bord Bia
The value of Irish food and drink exports has approached €10bn for the first time in 2013, according to new...