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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
IFA: Measures to Follow Pig and Poultry SchemeIRELAND - IFA President John Bryan said the introduction of the Pigs & Poultry Welfare Scheme was welcome news for producers in these sectors under financial pressure to meet very high standards imposed...
Monday, June 14, 2010
Nitrates Review Must Safeguard Existing DerogationIRELAND - Following the publication of the Nitrates review document, IFA President John Bryan has urged the Environment Minister John Gormley and Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith to ensure the interests...
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Intensive Farming Left Out of Nitrates PlanIRELAND - The Department of Agriculture is calling on all parties to provide feedback on the proposed Nitrates Action Plan. The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has expressed concerns about its impact on...
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
IFA Accuses Lidl of Hoodwinking Pig ProducersIRELAND - Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) Pigs Committee Chairman, Tim Cullinan, has said that he was very annoyed that promises made to producers by Lidl have not been delivered, based on the most recent...
Monday, May 24, 2010
Chinese Govt Re-opens Market to Irish PorkIRELAND - Irish Minister Tony Killeen has welcomed the decision by the Chinese Government to reopen its market to Irish pigmeat imports.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Pork Crisis Payout Lower than EstimatedIRELAND - The State's compensation bill for the pork contamination crisis is set to be up to €70m lower than originally estimated.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Temporary Stay Granted in Pig Feed CaseIRELAND - 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.
Friday, April 16, 2010
IFA: Tesco Commits to Country-of-Origin LabellingIRELAND - The Chairman of the IFA Pigs and Pigmeat Committee, Tim Cullinan, has welcomed Tesco’s commitment that all rashers, bacon and ham will now be labelled with their country-of-origin from next...
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Aujeszky’s Disease ‘Almost Eliminated’ in PigsIRELAND - Aujesky's Disease has been practically eliminated from Ireland following two national testing phases, Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith has disclosed.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Increased Checks on Mechanical Classification UrgedIRELAND - IFA National Livestock Chairman Michael Doran said the Department of Agriculture must increase its levels of supervision in the meat plants to guarantee the accuracy of mechanical classifica...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Pig Disease Control and Eradication ProgrammeIRELAND - The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD, is delighted to announce that Ireland has achieved an important EU milestone in receiving official recognition of the country's...
Ag Minister Calls for 'Coherent Animal Health Policy'IRELAND - The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD, yesterday advocated "a new coherent animal health policy - one that is more flexible, risk-based, prevention-orientated and...
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Hermitage Opens 'State of the Art' EU Licensed Boar StudIRELAND - According to Dr John Mabry, director of Iowa Pork Industry Centre and a professor at Iowa State University, who oversees the Hermitage genetics programme, the new Hermitage AI centre at Callan...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Irish Pig Herds Declared Practically Aujeszky-FreeIRELAND - Brendan Smith TD, Irish Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, is pleased to announce significant progress with the National Aujeszky's Disease Control and Eradication Programme and has...
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Hermitage Reports Outstanding Genetic ProgressIRELAND - Pig breeding and genetics company Hermitage reports that genetic progress is outstanding. For the dams of the Large White boars standing at stud, the average number of pigs born alive per litter...
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Hermitage's New AI Stud Brings it into Top TenIRELAND - Kilkenny-based pig breeding company, Hermitage, last week officially opened its new state-of-the-art pig AI stud at Callan in the county of Kilkenny, bringing the company into the Top 10 global...
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Russia Resumes Imports of Irish PigmeatIRELAND - The Russian Federation has agreed to allow Irish pork imports again 14 months after they were banned because of the dioxin crisis.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Report Published on Dioxin Contamination IncidentIRELAND - 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).
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Ireland's Export Growth Set to Resume in 2010IRELAND - The outlook for Ireland's food sector is improving, according to Bord Bia.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Irish Producers Furious at Pork Price DropIRELAND - The chairman of the National Pigs Committee of the Irish Farmers' Union (IFA) has said that the price drop passed back on New Year's Eve was devastating for pig producers.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Introduction of Code Urged to Avoid Pork MislabellingIRELAND - A leading pig producer has called on the Department of Agriculture to follow the example of its counterpart in the UK, which introduced a new code of practice to combat pork there being mislabelled...
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Recalled Pork Still in Storage a Year After ScareIRELAND - Recalled meat remains in storage in Russia and Portugal a year on from the pork dioxin scare.
Friday, December 18, 2009
€1.185M Funding For Animal Welfare OrganisationsIRELAND - Payments totalling €1.185 million have been approved to 112 organisations involved in the direct delivery of animal care and welfare services to assist with their work during 2010.
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Proceedings Begin Over Pork Dioxin CrisisIRELAND - The County Wexford company at the centre of the pork dioxin scare last year has begun proceedings for €36 million against the company it says sold it contaminated oil.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Teagasc: Pig Levy will Secure Top Class ServiceIRELAND - Teagasc has staunchly defended its proposed pig levy, saying it will ensure the continuation of a world-class technical support service for the Irish pig industry.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Technology to Add €55,000 to Pig Farm ProfitIRELAND - Increasing technical efficiency on pig farms could add a staggering €16 million to the profitability of Irish pig enterprises.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Pig Producers Crucified by Imports and MislabellingIRELAND - IFA Pigs Committee Chairman Tim Cullinan yesterday met representatives from Callan Bacon in Kilkenny over the company’s ongoing failure to increase the level of Irish pig meat in their products...
Monday, November 16, 2009
Lack of Support for Pork Products Causes OutrageIRELAND - The Chairman of the IFA Pigs and Pigmeat Committee Tim Cullinan said that pig producers are outraged over the drop in pig prices this week, despite a rising EU market situation.
Monday, November 09, 2009
Teagasc Pig Farmers’ ConferenceIRELAND - The upcoming Teagasc National Pig Farmers’ Conference will take on a new format this year. A panel discussion forum will facilitate more interaction between speakers and audience.
Opportunities for Irish Pig Meat in Eastern EuropeIRELAND - A combination of severe falls in domestic production and increasing consumer purchasing power is leading to greater opportunities for Irish pig meat exporters in Eastern Europe according to David...
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