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Pig protests: Further IFA action today at 4 processing sites
Pig farmer members of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) will renew protest action today (Tuesday, May 10) at four processer...
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Farmers call for 30c/kg increase in pig price
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is calling on processors to deliver a very significant price increase for pig farmers tomorrow...
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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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Committee told average pig farmer has lost €28,000 in 11 days
The National Fodder and Feed Security Committee has heard that the average pig farmer has lost €28,000 since the group...
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Bord Bia to run 'promotional campaign' for pig meat - IFA
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that Bord Bia will launch a promotional campaign for pigmeat. IFA president Tim...
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Meetings planned to discuss future sustainability of pig industry
In terms of the pig industry, the estimated break-even price for finished pigs is in the region of €1.60/kg. But...
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'Pigs are backing up on farms at an alarming rate' - IFA
The chairman of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Pigs Committee has expressed his concern at the ongoing staffing issues both...
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Feed price increases will hit pig farmers’ bottom line immediately
The imminent hike in grain and compound feed prices will hit pig farmer margins almost immediately, according to Irish Farmers’...
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Calls made for pig price boost amid encouraging markets
Pig factories have been called on by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) to increase the pig price tomorrow, Friday, June...
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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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Irish pig prices remain stagnant at below €2/kg mark
It has been outlined that there has been no rise given in quotes from Irish pig factories for a fourth...
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Average pig price set to cross 'record-breaking €2/kg'
Calls have been made for Irish pig processors to apply “a minimum 6c/kg pig price increase” tomorrow, Friday. November 22....
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IFA calls on Irish pig processors to 'bridge the price lag'
German pig price has gone up by 14c/kg in the past three weeks while Irish pig price continues to lag...
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Hogan: 'Pig price rise must continue'
Pig processors have been called on to “take notice of their European counterparts and pass on similar price increases” that...
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Video: Hyde Park's 'fully integrated' pig enterprise
Sean and Darren Brady run a 700-sow unit at Hyde Park Pig Farm in Killucan, Co. Westmeath. The enterprise is...
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Meeting for every 'serious' pig farmer on prices 'crisis' tonight
All pig farmers around the country are urged to attend a farmer meeting in Co. Offaly tonight on the issue...
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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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Irish pig kill-out percentage 'has not been changed in 30 years'
In Ireland, pig farmers are paid on a 76% kill-out basis and this figure has not changed over the last...
Pig/Poultry
'Strong global demand would indicate pig price increase'
In line with a strong global pig trade, an “immediate and substantial price increase” is being called for by the...
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'Pig sector could crumble within months' - IFA
If the current margins over feed cost continue for much longer, the Irish pig sector – the third largest agri...
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Pig farms' viability could be questioned by their banks - IFA
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has warned that without an increase in prices for pigmeat, the viability of family pig...