Limavady pig farm met with opposition
Proposals for pig units to house 2,727 breeding sows near Limavady, Co Derry, continue to be met with opposition from environmental and animal welfare campaigners.
Planning applications for four pig units were submitted to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council in January 2015 and are still out for consultation.
A planning application for a single unit on the same site off the Moys Road has already been passed.
The farmer, Thomas Simpson, is understood to be developing the plans alongside Devenish Nutrition and the Karro Food Group. Pig finishers located on different sites are to be supplied with pigs from the unit at 30kg liveweight for growing and fattening.
“To date over 3,000 letters of objection, five petitions with a total of almost 14,000 signatures and two letters of support have been received. Once all consultations have been returned, the application will be considered further,” a council spokesperson said.
However, an environmental statement submitted by an independent company last month concluded that the plans would have no adverse effect on public health or the environment.
Moy Park largest turnover company
Poultry processor Moy Park has been named as the largest company in NI in terms of turnover for the seventh year in a row.
The annual top 100 companies list compiled by Ulster Business magazine looks at the latest accounts filed by companies across NI. Moy Park’s sales increased by 4.25% in 2016 to £1,437m and the company was also placed third in the top employers list with 4,593 employees.
Grain importers W & R Barnett replaced meat processor Dunbia in second place in the top 100 list with a turnover of £946m. Dungannon-based Dunbia was in third place this year with a turnover of £788m.
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