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Dawn takeover of Kildare complete
Darren Carty
Reports indicate that Dawn Meats personnel moved in to Kildare Chilling this week finalizing a drawn out saga spanning back over numerous years.
28 February 2024 News
Review into labour retention in meat sector
Meat factories receive the largest number of the permits issued within the agricultural sector.
15 February 2024 Pedigree
Charolais cull cow competition results announced
Shanon Kinahan reports on the results from the Irish Charolais Cattle Society cull cow competition.
Beef factory price gap hits €220/hd
Whatever the price of beef might be, farmers should be aware that selecting the right factory for their cattle is worth a lot of money.
24 January 2024 News
Rollercoaster year for factory prices
As always, there is a big spread between factories of prices paid for the same grade of cattle in 2023.
24 January 2024 News
Profit at Dunbia UK approaches £13m
The UK meat processor is now a division within Waterford-based Dawn Meats.
17 January 2024 Northern Ireland
Teagasc’s Newford herd moves from Athenry to Roscommon
The new farm has extensive cattle wintering facilities and some of these will be used for the Newford suckler herd, with the remaining facilities used as a specialised winter finishing beef unit.
30 November 2023 News
500,000 of Dawn Meats’ cattle being monitored for emissions
The processor is working on developing bespoke carbon footprints for each of its products.
27 November 2023 News