TheCattleSite Latest News: Ireland
05 May 2022
04 May 2022

The activist investor seeks disposal of European cheese joint ventures...
08 February 2022

The programme will support Irish milk suppliers in their transition to more sustainable farming practices...
13 January 2022
31 December 2021

Average family farm income increase by 20% in 2021...
14 December 2021

The program aims to improve profitability, as well as overall sustainability ...
07 December 2021

Some beef cattle produce up to 30% less methane emissions for the same level of productivity...
18 November 2021
17 November 2021

Beef prices have started to move upwards as factories struggle to secure supplies...
10 November 2021

The company is selling 40% interest in Glanbia Ireland DAC to Glanbia Co-op for a purchase price of €307 million...
03 November 2021

ICSA is calling on Minister McConalogue to immediately announce an allocation of €50m to fund ICSA’s Beef Carbon Efficiency Scheme, set out as part of the association’s CAP Strategic Plan. ...
11 October 2021

Britain and Ireland argued on Twitter on 10 October after British Brexit negotiator David Frost restated his view that the EU must agree “significant change” to the Northern Ireland protocol that governs trade and border rules in the province....
22 July 2021

Glanbia Ireland also commits to 30% absolute reduction from processing sites....
18 June 2021

Irish food firm Kerry Group Plc announced that it would sell its British and Irish Consumer Foods’ Meats and Meals business to US poultry processor Pilgrim’s Pride Corp for €819 million ($975 million)....
15 June 2021

Despite Brexit and COVID-19 identified amongst the top risks for the Irish food and drinks sector, 1 in 3 Irish businesses surveyed recorded an uplift in retail sales during COVID-19 and almost half of all Irish companies exporting to the UK anticipate...
03 May 2021

Changes to Johne’s disease testing protocols which may affect subsequent herd Risk Levels have been announced by CHECS, which sets industry standards for cattle disease control across UK and Ireland....
27 April 2021

Irish Minister of State Pippa Hackett is reminding farmers who are interested in transitioning to organic production should submit their applications to the Organic Farming Scheme. ...
19 April 2021

Irish cattle slaughter (incl. cows and calves) reached 1.9 million head in 2020, up 2% from the year before, according to data from the Central Statistics Office. This contributed to a 2% rise in Irish beef production for the year, with 633,400 tonnes...
09 April 2021

New research from Trinity College Dublin establishes a correlation between rising sika deer populations and outbreaks of bovine TB. ...
07 April 2021

Irish agriculture minister Charlie McConalogue has unveiled Sustainable Food Systems Ireland (SFSI), an initiative that shares Irish agri-food expertise internationally....
12 March 2021

Ireland’s Department of Enterprise, Trade Employment says that almost €184,000 in outstanding wages were recovered for employees after inspections....
10 March 2021

Bord Bia launches "the great St Patrick's Day feast" with top chefs and premium butcher to showcase the best in Irish beef and produce. ...
04 March 2021

Ireland’s Department of Agriculture estimates that an additional 130 to 140 vets are needed to handle the extra herd health certificates on beef exports to the United Kingdom from 1 April....
12 February 2021

Cian Walsh, a transition year student at St. Brogan's College, Kilbrogan, Bandon, County Cork, has been announced as the winner of the Teagasc award at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2021 (BTYSTE)....
09 February 2021

After years of uncertainty since the Brexit referendum in 2016, a deal on the future relations between the European Union and the UK has finally been sealed....
04 February 2021

The President of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has called for the Minister for Agriculture to conduct an impact analysis of the EU’s Farm to Fork and biodiversity strategies to account for economic and social implications of the policies....
03 February 2021

Keith Fahy, Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare outlines and recommends body condition scoring of suckler cows in the run up to calving. As minerals in silage can vary, Keith also stresses the importance of feeding minerals 4 to 6 weeks prior to calving...