Bord Bia
Adam Woods on 15 Jan 2021
Bord Bia Meat Seminar: Irish cattle kill could fall by 80,000 head in 2021
Adam Woods reports from Bord Bia’s virtual online meat marketing seminar.
Darren Carty on 15 Jan 2021
Bord Bia meat seminar: positive performance predicted for sheep sector in 2021
Bord Bia forecasts that the tight availability of sheepmeat in Europe which shaped markets in 2020 will continue and possibly intensify in the first half of 2021.
Adam Woods on 15 Jan 2021
Bord Bia meat seminar: patience needed on Irish beef access to China
Adam Woods reports from Friday morning’s Bord Bia meat seminar, at which Bord Bia outlined some important updates and markets for 2021.
Phelim O'Neill on 13 Jan 2021
Standing still on sustainability is a threat to Irish agriculture
The Irish Farmers Journal asks Tara McCarthy, CEO of Bord Bia, about the issues that concern Irish farmers at the launch of Performance and Prospects 2020-21.
Phelim O'Neill on 13 Jan 2021
Bord Bia report: positive outlook for Irish exports post-pandemic
There was a marginal decline in the value of Irish food and drink exports in 2020 to €13bn, a drop of 2%, with the outlook positive post-pandemic despite continued Brexit issues.
Justin McCarthy on 13 Jan 2021
Bord Bia betting big on sustainability
Bord Bia figures show the value of Ireland’s food and drink exports have grown 47% over the last decade.
Adam Woods on 13 Jan 2021
Is the Beef Market Taskforce delivering for beef farmers?
While the setting up of the beef taskforce was heralded as an important step in the long-term planning for the Irish beef industry, progress has been slow and little light has been shed on items
Niall Hurson on 13 Jan 2021
Drink exports down 19% in 2020
Drinks Ireland has said that 2021 will continue to be challenging for the sector, as it seeks to recover.
Niall Hurson on 13 Jan 2021
Brexit impact on farming must be reflected in fund allocation – ICOS
ICOS has called for the funding to be administered in the form of schemes.
Niall Hurson on 13 Jan 2021
79% of farmers want further guidance on improving sustainability
The Bord Bia survey showed a strong appetite among farmers to improve the sustainability of their farms.
Phelim O'Neill on 13 Jan 2021
Irish food and drink exports hit €13bn
In a difficult year for markets with the global pandemic, Irish food and drink exports are back 2% to €13bn.
Irene Bermingham on 11 Jan 2021
Bord Bia Talent Academy international graduate programme deadline approaches
With a 20% increase in applications last year, the popular Bord Bia international graduate programme presents a rare opportunity for international travel, writes Irene Bermingham.
Darren Carty on 09 Jan 2021
2020 lamb and hogget kill up 96,158 head as ewe kill falls 21,639
The overall 2020 kill figure increased by 74,519 head to reach 2,884,480 sheep, while the average price increased 10% on 2019 levels and 6% on the five-year average.
on 06 Jan 2021
Macra competitions 2020
The Dealer on 06 Jan 2021
Happy Nollaig na mBan
The Dealer would like to wish all the lovely ladies out there a happy Nollaig na mBan.
Adam Woods on 06 Jan 2021
Live exports down 30,043 head in 2020
Adam Woods takes a look at live exports for 2020 and looks at what the prospects are like for 2021.
Phelim O'Neill on 01 Jan 2021
Walking the supply chain to build farmer confidence
Building farmer confidence in the meat processing industry should be the new year resolution for Irish factories.
Darren Carty on 31 Dec 2020
Sheep census online portal open for submissions
The Department of Agriculture’s agfood.ie facility opened on 31 December to coincide with the selected date for recording the number of sheep and goats on farms.
Amy Forde on 24 Dec 2020
Brexit deal: farmers, Taoiseach and food industry react
Farmers, An Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Bord Bia and the Northern Ireland food industry have reacted to the Brexit deal.
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan on 22 Dec 2020
'Farmers need to be in charge of their own destiny' - ICSA president
The new ICSA president takes aim at armchair farmers, Bord Bia and the beef industry.