Study: Agri-Food Industry’s View on Animal Cloning
IRELAND - The sale of food from cloned animals and their offspring is legal in the USA. The US Food and Drug Administration...

Russia Relaxes Rules On Irish Beef
IRELAND - Russian authorities have raised the age-limit above which slaughtered animals must be tested for BSE from 30 months...

Introduction To Fish Smoking
IRELAND - The Irish Sea Fisheries Board (BIM) is holding a one day workshop, introducing fish smoking techniques on 26th...

High Court Reserves Decision in Dioxin Case
IRELAND - The High Court has reserved its decision on whether to approve a scheme of arrangement between a Co Wexford company...

Ireland's 12 Billion Euro Exports Vision
IRELAND - The UK is the main destination for Irish food and drink exports - accounting for 43 per cent of the total.

Moroccan Market Reopens to Irish Beef
IRELAND - The Moroccan market, closed to Ireland for almost a decade and a half, has been reopened to Irish beef and live...

EU Must Strengthen Resolve Against Brazilian Beef
IRELAND - The EU Commission must strengthen its resolve against Brazilian beef, which fails to meet essential EU standards...

Investing in Health and Safety
IRELAND - Red meat processor Dunbia recently invested further in health and safety, which is an integral part of its overall...

Meeting over Mercosur Trade Talks
IRELAND - The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith met the EU Trade Commissioner, Karel de Gucht...

Irish Minister Meets EU Commissioner on CAP
IRELAND - The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Food Brendan Smith this week met EU Agriculture Commissioner, Dacian...

IFA Challenges Secretary General on Mercosur Talks
IRELAND - Speaking after a meeting with the EU Commission Secretary General Catherine Day in Brussels yesterday, Irish Farmers...

IFA Accuses Lidl of Misleading Chicken Labelling
IRELAND - The Irish Farmers’ Association has accused Lidl of misleading labelling after it emerged that many of the chicken...

Opposing Mercosur Talks
IRELAND - The President of the Irish Farmers Association John Bryan and the newly-elected President of the Ulster Farmers...

Beware of Brazilian Beef Standards, Warns IFA
IRELAND - The president of the Irish Farmers' Association Union (IFA) says the latest recall of Brazilian beef highlights...

The Dangers of a Mercosur Deal
IRELAND - Following a meeting with the European Commission’s Chef de Cabinet, Irish Farmers' Association President John Bryan...

Govt Criticised over Poultry Meat Purchasing
IRELAND - The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has accused the government of double standards on poultry meat procurement...

IFA And Bim Host Seafood By-Products Seminar
IRELAND - Costs of disposing of waste and by products from seafood processing and aquaculture production have increased significantly...

IFA Accuses Lidl of Hoodwinking Pig Producers
IRELAND - Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) Pigs Committee Chairman, Tim Cullinan, has said that he was very annoyed that...

Chinese Govt Re-opens Market to Irish Pork
IRELAND - Irish Minister Tony Killeen has welcomed the decision by the Chinese Government to reopen its market to Irish pigmeat...

Pork Crisis Payout Lower than Estimated
IRELAND - The State's compensation bill for the pork contamination crisis is set to be up to €70m lower than originally ...