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Pig/Poultry
Farmers urge EU to ensure 'no further escalation' in China tensions
A group of EU farmers has called on the European Commission to ensure that there is “no further escalation” in...
Pig/Poultry
A group of EU farmers has called on the European Commission to ensure that there is “no further escalation” in...
Pig/Poultry
Over 180 pig producers and industry stakeholders gathered at two events this week as part of the Teagasc Pig Open...
Pig/Poultry
Last year saw a five-fold increase in the number of outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in domestic pigs in...
Agri-Business
The agreement on the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) reached yesterday (Wednesday, November 29) by the European Parliament and the Council...
Environment
Testing is underway as part of a major project in the UK aiming to reduce the environmental impact of ammonia...
Pig/Poultry
The EU Commission has today (Thursday, July 27) approved a support scheme worth €113 million for Polish pig farmers. The...
Pig/Poultry
The price being paid to Irish pig farmers is trailing their European counterparts by 14c/kg, according to the Irish Farmers’...
Agri-Business
By Gordon Deegan Contentious plans for a large-scale extension to a piggery in east Cork, opposed by one of Ireland’s...
Pig/Poultry
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has called on Irish pig processors to increase prices immediately by a minimum of 8c/kg....
Pig/Poultry
The Irish Pig Health Society (IPHS) has confirmed that it will host its 2023 symposium at the Midlands Park Hotel,...
Agri-Business
The average Irish pig farmer is now carrying debt of €600,000, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Pigs Committee...
Agri-Business
Consumers are being urged by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) to support Irish pig producers when buying their Christmas ham...
Pig/Poultry
A senator has requested that a new report on the Irish pig industry is reviewed by the Joint Oireachtas Committee...
Pig/Poultry
The chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Pigs Committee has said that pig farmers are still waiting for an...
Agri-Business
Teagasc has told the National Fodder and Food Security Committee that the average 600-sow pig unit has lost €206,000 since...
N.Ireland
Embattled pig farmers are facing a crisis in the sector as rising costs and supply chain disruptions are causing huge...
Pig/Poultry
“There will be challenges but also great opportunities in the coming months for Irish pig farmers, given the upcoming changes...
Pig/Poultry
The inaugural meeting of the new Pig Roundtable was chaired today (Wednesday, April 28) by Minister of State at the...