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Factories still have room for ‘significant’ beef price lift - IFA
Noel Bardon
There exists a shortage of beef across the UK and the EU that can drive beef prices higher, the IFA's livestock chair has said.
Factories still have room for ‘significant’ beef price lift - IFA
12 cattle herds identified with Schmallenberg in 2024
19 January 2025 News
12 cattle herds identified with Schmallenberg in 2024
The first case of Schmallenberg was diagnosed in Ireland in October 2012.
Important calf related dates and scheme compliance
18 January 2025 Calves
Important calf related dates and scheme compliance
The tagging and registering of calves within the required time frames and complying with BVD legislation is critical for adherence to cross compliance rules and scheme terms and conditions.
Negative tests rule out second outbreak of foot-and-mouth in Germany
German authorities will examine more farms this Friday and test animals for foot-and-mouth disease.
17 January 2025 News
Second suspected outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Germany
Foot-and-mouth disease symptoms were found in a number of animals during a clinical examination on Wednesday in the Barnim district in Germany.
16 January 2025 News
Chief vet: additional measures needed to prevent TB spread
Given the trend in the levels of disease in recent years some measures we will have to consider will be difficult, writes Dr June Fanning.
15 January 2025 News
Highest number of births last February
There were 763,046 calf birth registrations in February 2024 equating to approximately one third of all calves born last year.
15 January 2025 Calves
New nutrient movement app designed to meet tighter deadlines
Since 1 January 2025 any person exporting organic nutrients must record the movement with the Department within four days of it occurring.
15 January 2025 Management
No further outbreaks of foot-and-mouth found in Germany
The first outbreak of FMD in 40 years was discovered in the Märkisch-Oderland district of Brandenburg on Friday 10 January
14 January 2025 News
Asba Meats owner ordered to attend court over unpaid debt
Judge Alec Gabbett made the order that the owner of Asba Meats Ltd attend, commenting that the court has been “led a merry dance” by the company in the past. Gordon Deegan reports.
14 January 2025 News
No cattle or sheep imported to Ireland from Germany
This comes after Germany confirmed an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease involving water buffalo in Brandenburg on Friday 10 January.
13 January 2025 News
Foot-and-mouth: Dutch minister bans veal calf movements
The move comes following the discovery of livestock links between the Netherlands and the German area where water buffalo tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease on Friday.
12 January 2025 News