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Friday, May 18, 2012
Is the EU Serious About Continuing to Produce Pigs?IRELAND - IFA National Pigs and Pig Committee Chairman Tim Cullinan called a high level meeting of Teagasc and UCD pig feed research and advisory specialists as well as the main nutritionists and input...
Monday, May 14, 2012
Towards January 2013: Group Housing Pregnant SowsIRELAND - A new Teagasc report on the group housing of pigs was launched in Portlaoise. The report, titled Towards January 2013: Updates, implications and options for group housing pregnant sows,...
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Sow Housing Rules Take Toll on Pig FarmersIRELAND - Irish pig farmers face average bills of at least €300,000 each in order to meet new regulations on sow housing, according to the latest Teagasc estimates.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Reducing GHG Emissions in AgricultureIRELAND - A range of technologies can reduce the carbon footprint of Irish agriculture, but achieving reductions in total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the sector will not be easy. This was a key finding...
Friday, April 20, 2012
Steady Growth in Rosderra's Pig Exports to ChinaIRELAND - Irish meat processor Rosderra is one of the companies with an existing relationship with the giant Yurun Group that is based in Nanjing. The company has been selling pigmeat into China since...
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Ireland Focuses on Chinese Trade Export PotentialIRELAND - As part of the continuing focus on market access for Irish Food products, Simon Coveney TD, yesterday met with the Chinese Animal Health and Epidemiology Centre (CAHEC) in Qingdao, and in a wide...
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Ireland Presses for Decision on Ag Policy ReformIRELAND - Simon Coveney TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has urged colleagues in all three EU institutions to get on with the task of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Efforts to Boost Development of Pig Farming SectorIRELAND - Teagasc is working with pig farmers to develop a joint programme as part of ambitious growth plans for the sector.
Monday, March 19, 2012
New Head of Pigs Appointed at TeagascIRELAND - Teagasc has appointed Ciaran Carroll as Head of the Pig Development Department at Teagasc. He takes over from Michael Martin who has retired after a long and successful career in Teagasc.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Mixed Trends in Livestock Supplies to Date IRELAND - To date this year, mixed trends have been evident for meat supplies at export meat plants, reports Peter Duggan, Strategic Information Services, Bord Bia-Irish Food Board.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
State Pays Out €130m in Pig Meat Dioxin ScareIRELAND - More than €130 million has been paid by the State to the pigmeat industry in compensation for the dioxin contamination scare of 2008.
Friday, March 09, 2012
Welfare Bill Impinges Standard PracticesIRELAND - Irish farmers operated to the highest animal welfare standards and are already heavily regulated by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, said Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) President...
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
IFA Meets French, Italian & Spanish on CAP 2013IRELAND - IFA President John Bryan and National Livestock Chairman Henry Burns discussed changes to the Ciolos CAP 2013 proposals for the livestock sector at a high level meeting with their French, Italian...
Thursday, March 01, 2012
Pig Slaughterings Up in January 2012IRELAND - Pig slaughterings in Ireland rose by 12.8 per cent compared to January 2011.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
IFA Work on Slaughter of Injured AnimalsIRELAND - IFA Animal Health Chairman John Waters met senior officials in the Department of Agriculture this week seeking a solution to the problems with the slaughter of injured animals.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Irish Pig Prices Remain Stubbornly StaticIRELAND - Despite an increasing market price for finished pigs in continental markets, Irish prices have remained stubbornly static.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Hermitage MAXGRO Continues to Set New Records IRELAND - Results from the Freneystown performance testing station in Ireland confirm that the Hermitage Maxgro Terminal boars are some of the fastest growing genetics in the World.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Irish Pig Sector Resilient in Face of Rising CostsIRELAND - In 2011 the Irish pig industry has suffered the worst economic conditions in over 20 years, primarily due to escalating feed costs.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
New Agreement on Organic Fertiliser ControlIRELAND - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) have, following discussions with representatives of the pig and poultry industry, agreed...
Friday, January 20, 2012
Ag to Consolidate Recent Growth through 2012IRELAND - Following two years of impressive growth, the Irish agriculture sector is set to consolidate its position in 2012, according to a study released by Teagasc yesterday, 19 January 2012.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Hermitage MaxgroTerminal Line - Alternative to Castration IRELAND - The issue of piglet castration has become a major animal welfare concern in many European countries. Some supermarket chains have decided to only sell products from pigs that have not been physically...
Friday, December 23, 2011
Double Regulation to Benefit CompetitivenessIRELAND - IFA National Pigs and Pigmeat Committee Chairman Tim Cullinan welcomed the successful conclusion to negotiations between farmers and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will improve...
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Minister Awards Funding to Animal Welfare GroupsIRELAND - The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, yesterday announced payments totalling €1.235m to organisations involved in animal care and welfare services. The payments...
Quality Feed for Pig Herds Can Add to ProfitIRELAND - 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...
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
2011 Another Good Year for Farm IncomesIRELAND - The latest estimate shows a 33.4 per cent rise in operating surplus for the agriculture sector.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Ireland's Pig Population up 2.4 Per CentIRELAND - The latest census (in June) reveals a pig population more than two per cent up on the year before although the breeding herd contracted by three per cent compared to the same month in 2010.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Rescue of Clonmel Pork Rib Processor Saves JobsIRELAND - Specialist pork rib processor Ribworld has been purchased out of receivership by M&M Walshe — part of the Callan Bacon Group — in a deal that secures the 65 jobs at the processing plant in...
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Ag Minister Outlines Main Features of 2012 EstimatesIRELAND - Announcing his expenditure estimates for 2012 yesterday, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD said that despite the on-going serious difficulties in the public...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
IFA Urges Extension of Pig & Poultry COOL RulesIRELAND - IFA President John Bryan has urged the Government to implement without delay new country-of-origin labelling for pig meat and poultry meat from the EU Commission, to safeguard producers’ livelihoods...
Friday, November 25, 2011
Government Urged to Address Farmer Age ImbalanceIRELAND - Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA), Munster vice-president, Edmond Phelan, has warned that age profile of Irish farmers is not conducive to productive farming and unless steps...
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