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Poultry
Poultry sales and shows permitted again
Barry Murphy
A six-month ban on live poultry sales and shows has been lifted as summer shows commence.
28 April 2022 News
Weekly podcast: clamp down on ‘map acres’, suckler crisis and IFA unease
Detail of a Department of Agriculture clamp down on the use of map acres by intensive farmers, a crisis facing suckler farmers, beef prices, IFA unease and the Emerald Expo Dairy Show all feature.
23 April 2022 News
‘Supplying meat is our military service’ – Ukrainian farmers
While meat processing ceased in some Ukrainian factories for two weeks, up to 80% of their employees have now been able to return to work.
Farmers received price increase, egg packer says
Michael O'Reilly from Annalitten Eggs has said that it always passes on price increases to its egg producers.
13 April 2022 News
RHI claimants ready for next court case
RHANI members agreed to proceed with a hearing in the Court of Appeal which is scheduled for next month.
13 April 2022 News
US inflation increases again
Consumer price inflation for beef is almost twice the average rate of inflation in the US for the year to March 2022.
13 April 2022 News
EU spring farming outlook: increasing costs and tighter supplies
Increasing costs and tighter supplies forecast for meat with a small increase in grain and dairy.
13 April 2022 News
Drennan takes aim at pig and poultry TAMS
Denis Drennan has said it was “interesting” to see that the investment ceilings in TAMS for pig and poultry farmers are to be increased, yet there was no such increase for dairy and beef farmers.
13 April 2022 Dealer
TAMS reference costs upped 5-15% from Tranche 26
The increase represents a further rise on the revised costs effective from last summer.
12 April 2022 News
Farmers may need a licence to keep cattle
Farmers will have to state the number of animals and emissions sources on their farms.
6 April 2022 News
Farms with over 150 cows could need environmental permits
The European Commission proposal states that the environmental permits of farms 'shall be made available to the public on the internet, free of charge'.
6 April 2022 News
Shelves could be empty of poultry products - IFA
the IFA has said that poultry growers and egg producers are not getting enough from retailers to cover input costs.
4 April 2022 Letters