Pig farmers

Pigs supply set to drop in 2026

The price pig farmers are currently receiving at the farm gate is not improving and is currently ranging between €1.78c/kg to €1.84c/kg.

NEWS 7 January 2026

Pigs supply set to drop in 2026

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Editorial: 2025 - a good year for Irish farming

Editorial: 2025 - a good year for Irish farming

VIEWPOINTS 23 December 2025

Wise words at the 2025 Winter Fair

Wise words at the 2025 Winter Fair

NORTHERN IRELAND 17 December 2025

Pig meat production was up 4% in 2024

Pig meat production was up 4% in 2024

Pig meat production was up 4% in 2024

PIGS 1 November 2025

Pig farms being 'squeezed out' by pig price cuts

Pig farms being 'squeezed out' by pig price cuts

Pig farms being 'squeezed out' by pig price cuts

NEWS 15 October 2025

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Farmer views: pig farmers hit out at slurry movement rules

Farmer views: pig farmers hit out at slurry movement rules

The four-day rule for slurry movement came into effect from 1 January 2025 and mandates that farmers must declare organic manure exports to the Department within four days of the movement occurring.

NEWS 16 January 2025

IFA to hold pig meeting to address major price concerns

IFA to hold pig meeting to address major price concerns

IFA pig committee chair Michael Caffrey said the meeting will be held on Monday 29 September in the Killeshin Hotel in Portlaoise and will address the erosion of confidence among pig farmers.

NEWS 16 January 2025

Teagasc can be ‘Tinder’ for tillage and pig farmers

Teagasc can be ‘Tinder’ for tillage and pig farmers

Teagasc pig specialist Michael McKeown urged tillage farmers interested in supplying grain to pig farmers to contact their Teagasc adviser.

NEWS 16 January 2025

No difference between farrowing crates and free lactation crates - Teagasc

No difference between farrowing crates and free lactation crates - Teagasc

The research, originally conducted between 2018 and 2020, compared the two systems through sow behaviour and health, and piglet growth.

PIGS 16 January 2025

Solar installers confident despite sector challenges

Solar installers confident despite sector challenges

Stephen Robb speaks to some of the leading solar PV suppliers about the prospects of solar energy on farms.

RENEWABLES 16 January 2025

Pig biosecurity database proving its value - Teagasc

Pig biosecurity database proving its value - Teagasc

Inputting the results of on-farm pig biosecurity reviews into a database is keeping the sector prepared to prevent disease, the head of pig development at Teagasc said.

PIGS 16 January 2025

Cavan farmer elected IFA pigs chair

Cavan farmer elected IFA pigs chair

Caffrey was appointed to the role after an election took place during the committee's first meeting of the year at the Irish Farm Centre.

PIGS 16 January 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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