Agri-Business
3 more cases of African swine fever in German wild boars
Three more cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been detected in wild boars in Germany. According to Reuters, the...
Pig
Opinion
Letter to the editor: Latest deductions show need for legislation on farm gate prices
Farmers For Action (FFA) has been receiving complaints from pig farmers supplying Cranswick Country Foods at Cullybackey (Co. Antrim) in...
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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
Meat Marketing Seminar: Understanding the Chinese market
During Bord Bia’s Meat Marketing Seminar – which took place in Co. Kildare yesterday, January 10 – the Chinese market...
Pig/Poultry
Farmer dismay at refusal to increase pig prices
Farmers have expressed their dismay at the refusal of pig processors to increase Irish pig prices for yet another week....
N.Ireland
Best-practice tips for pig management - for May
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland has issued best-practice pig management tips – for...
Rural Life
Pig shows up at US polling station - not the first time an animal has turned up unexpectedly!
This week at the New Hampshire in the US, a pig showed up at a polling station where voters were deciding...
Pig/Poultry
Pig processors say they're 'fully cognisant' of the difficulties faced by producers
Pig Processors are fully cognisant of the difficulties faced by Irish pig producers presently, according to Meat Industry Ireland (MII), the IBEC...
Pig/Poultry
Drop in Chinese pig herd will impact entire global market - Rabobank
The drop in the Chinese pig herd will impact the entire global pork market from now and into 2016, according...
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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...
Pig/Poultry
Teagasc is setting up Tinder for pig and tillage farmers (well sort of!)
A new project being undertaken by Teagasc is looking to get pig and tillage farmers together to increase the use...
Pig/Poultry
Pork producers hit by weak demand and strong supplies
The global pork industry has been searching for stability during the first quarter of 2015, according to Rabobank’s latest Pork Quarterly...
Pig/Poultry
'Pig processors short changing farmers by 8c/kg'
There is scope to increase Irish farm gate pig prices by a further 8c/kg on the back of recent currency...
Pig/Poultry
Environmental stress triggers PCVAD disease in pigs
Stress makes pigs more likely to suffer from Porcine CircoVirus Associated Disease (PCVAD) symptoms, according to the results of a...
Agri-Business
What new labelling laws will mean for Irish sheep, pig and poultry producers
New EU food labelling rules have been extended to identify the EU Member State or third country of rearing and...
Pig/Poultry
Irish pig prices have bottomed out, says Bord Bia
Strengthening pig prices on the continent may well help to stabilise farm gate returns in Ireland, according to Bord Bia...
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Roscommon sheep farmer maximises lamb performance
The ideal combination of Lamlac and efficient feeding technology to boost lamb performance has made life a great deal easier...
Pig/Poultry
There’s no problem with foreign pigmeat as long as it's labelled, says pig producer
Pig farmers have no problem with foreign meat being sold on Irish shelves as long as it’s properly labelled, according...
Pig/Poultry
Butchers slam IFA pigmeat DNA testing campaign as ‘sinister’ and ‘unhelpful’
The IFA’s pigmeat DNA testing campaign has been slammed as both ‘sinister’ and ‘unhelpful’ by the Associated Craft Butchers of...
Pig/Poultry
Hogan acknowledges problems in pigmeat sector
The substantial drop in pigmeat prices over the last number of months has been acknowledged by the European Commissioner for...
Dairy
Are pharmabiotics the future for livestock?
Professor Colin Hill, who heads up the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre at the University of Cork, told the recent St David’s...