Quality Feed for Pig Herds Can Add to Profit
IRELAND - Pig farmers can gain €10,350 on an average herd size by giving piglets quality feed rather than "cheap" creep ration in their critical first two months, according to one leading animal nut...

Teagasc Urges Pig Farmers Urged to Cut Input Costs
IRELAND - Pressurised pig farmers can reduce input costs by up to €20 per tonne by increasing their use of cheaper feeds, culling earlier and availing of feed credit from banks, say Teagasc experts....

Teagasc Pig Farmers Conference
IRELAND - This year’s Teagasc National Pig Conferences are taking place today, Tuesday, 18 October at the Cavan Crystal Hotel, Cavan and tomorrow, Wednesday, 19 October at the Horse & Jockey Hotel, Thurles,...

IFA: Call for Reduction in Compound Feed Prices
IRELAND - IFA Pigs Chairman, Tim Cullinan has called on the compounders to reduce the price of compound feed immediately to reflect the lower market price of soya and wheat.

Millers' Attempt to Steal Prices Infuriates Pig Farmers
IRELAND - IFA Pigs Committee Chairman Tim Cullinan said the attempt by millers to increase pig feed prices is unjustified as barley, wheat, soya and maize have all decreased over the last number of weeks....

Novel Feed Decision Vital to Ease Rising Input Costs
IRELAND - Reacting to the decision of the Government to support the EU Commission’s move to extend the varieties of novel feed available to producers, IFA President John Bryan said, “At a time of rising...

Northern Irish Firm in Pig Meal Case to Pay €38 Million
IRELAND - A High Court judge has ordered a Northern Ireland company to pay €38.7 million damages to a Co Wexford company arising from the animal feed contamination which led to the recall of all Irish...

Alltech Helps Young Scientists to Succeed
IRELAND – Entering into its sixth year, the Alltech Young Scientist Program is offering the opportunity for students with an interest in the field of science to blossom. This innovative contest gives...

Teagasc Pig Conference 2010
IRELAND - The upcoming Teagasc National Pig Conferences take place against a background of rising feed costs.

Irish Pig Farmers Worry as Grain Prices Rise
IRELAND - The Irish pig industry is again suffering financial pressure as a result of the fastest rise in wheat prices since 1973 (there was a €57/t rise in July).

Temporary Stay Granted in Pig Feed Case
IRELAND - A businessman being sued over the pigfeed dioxin contamination scandal is appealing against the High Court’s refusal to halt the case against him and his company.

Report Published on Dioxin Contamination Incident
IRELAND - The report of the Inter-Agency Review Group, established to examine the dioxin contamination incident, which occurred at the end of 2008 was published yesterday (19 January).

Pork Scare Firm Offers €6.5m in Legal Row
IRELAND - The Co Wexford company at the centre of the pork dioxin scare last year, which saw the recall of sausages and rashers from supermarket shelves, wants to pay €6.5m to 17 individuals and businesses...

Grain & Feed Storage – Options for Livestock Farmers
IRELAND - Tightening profit margins, volatility in the feed market and increased scale of operation are all contributing to a growing interest in on-farm storage of grains and other feed ingredients on...

Dioxin Exposure No Cause for Concern
IRELAND - The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) stated its opinion that the data in relation to health risks for people exposed to dioxins does not provide cause for concern.

Ireland Moves Quickly to Tackle Dioxin Alert
EIRE - The Irish food safety and marketing authorities have been working flat out to limit the damage to the pig meat industry caused by the discovery that some products might have been infected with dioxins...

Update on Irish Pork and Bacon Products
IRELAND - The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) yesterday updated consumers on the national recall of Irish pork and bacon products.

Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Product
IRELAND - The Government today announced that laboratory results of animal feed and pork fat samples obtained this afternoon by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) confirmed the presence of di...