IFA Urges Beef Companies to Raise Prices to Producers
IRELAND - The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) says beef factories are pursuing a strategy of short-term gain and long term...

Should Ireland's Food Be Irish?
IRELAND - The Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s (FSAI) Food Safety Consultative Council this week hosted an open meeting...

Russia Resumes Imports of Irish Pigmeat
IRELAND - The Russian Federation has agreed to allow Irish pork imports again 14 months after they were banned because of...

Factories Must Move On Price And Price Grid Issues
IRELAND - The meat factories must move urgently to resolve a number of issues for farmers selling cattle under the Quality...

Report On Dioxin Contamination Incident
IRELAND - The report of the Inter-Agency Review Group, established to examine the dioxin contamination incident, which occurred...

Irish Cattle Supplies Lower in 2009
IRELAND - For the year 2009, Irish cattle supplies at export meat plants fell by more than four per cent to 1.525 million...

Introduction of Code Urged to Avoid Pork Mislabelling
IRELAND - A leading pig producer has called on the Department of Agriculture to follow the example of its counterpart in...

Recalled Pork Still in Storage a Year After Scare
IRELAND - Recalled meat remains in storage in Russia and Portugal a year on from the pork dioxin scare.

Future Foodborne Disease Control by Breeding?
IRELAND - Researchers have identified genes in chickens that are responsible for the bird's immunity to Campylobacter, leading...

Demand Holding For Quality And Slaughter Cattle
IRELAND - The trade for store cattle remains difficult, however the demand for good quality lots and for cattle fit for slaughter...

Dunbia Awarded for Innovation
IRELAND - Irish meat processor Dunbia is fast becoming renowned as a 'centre of excellence' for product innovation.

Technology to Add €55k to Pig Profits
IRELAND - Increasing technical efficiency on pig farms could add a staggering €16m to the profitability of Irish pig enterprises....

Pig Producers Crucified by Imports and Mislabelling
IRELAND - IFA Pigs Committee Chairman Tim Cullinan yesterday met representatives from Callan Bacon in Kilkenny over the company’s...

Opportunities for Irish Pig Meat in Eastern Europe
IRELAND - A combination of severe falls in domestic production and increasing consumer purchasing power is leading to greater...

Irish Beef Demand Expected to Grow
IRELAND - Declining beef production in other European countries is expected to result in an increased demand for Irish b...

Compensation over Pork Contamination Paid Out
IRELAND - More than €100 million of taxpayers’ money has been spent by the Government on compensation to farmers and processors...

Dawn Country Meats Contributes to a Greener Ireland
IRELAND - Dawn Country Meats in Mayo is one of 15 companies to have secured funding from the Environmental Protection Agency’s...

Mullingar's Moon Shine Milk Wins Organic Award
IRELAND - Kelly’s Organics of Mullingar won the Overall National Organic Award 2009 to for its new Moon Shine Milk product,...

Irish Pork Not Up to Scratch for Top Chefs
IRELAND - The vast majority of top chefs avoid using home-produced pork because of poor standards, according to a new su...

Irish Call For Total EU Ban on Brazilian Beef
IRELAND - The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has written to the EU Commission calling for an immediate and complete halt...