Poultry

Poultry supplies struggling to keep up with demand

Demand for protein is being boosted by the recent higher price point of beef and lamb driving a switch in meat purchasing habits and a continued global rise in meat consumption.

POULTRY 16 January 2026

Poultry supplies struggling to keep up with demand

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Brendan Soden elected new chair of IFA poultry committee

Brendan Soden elected new chair of IFA poultry committee

Brendan Soden elected new chair of IFA poultry committee

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Q-Bed saves mixed Armagh farm time and money

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Market Digest: stories from around the world

Market Digest: stories from around the world

Brief news snippets from Uruguay, Mexico, China and Angola.

WORLD 10 December 2025

How vaccination built the modern poultry industry

How vaccination built the modern poultry industry

Commercial chicken farming has transformed since the mid-20th century. Poultry production has grown rapidly to become the largest source of protein globally.

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 10 December 2025

'Poultry farmers still very worried' - Sweetman

'Poultry farmers still very worried' - Sweetman

Adam Woods talks to Nigel Sweetman, national poultry chair, IFA, and Sarah Hanley, pig and poultry executive, IFA, about the current situation in relation to avian influenza.

POULTRY 10 December 2025

Biosecurity tips for protecting your flock from avian influenza

Biosecurity tips for protecting your flock from avian influenza

The virus strain currently circulating in Ireland is H5N1 - a highly pathogenic strain.

POULTRY 10 December 2025

Food price index falls for third month in a row

Food price index falls for third month in a row

Slide in dairy, pig and poultry meat prices mean that the food price index fell again in November.

NEWS 10 December 2025

Duck farmer wins court appeal

Duck farmer wins court appeal

Carlow poultry farmer John Fitzgerald has been successful in a case taken against the Department of Agriculture relating to compliance notices served back in August 2024.

NEWS 10 December 2025

’Tis the season for the poultry sector to be nervous about avian flu

’Tis the season for the poultry sector to be nervous about avian flu

Adam Woods previews this week’s poultry focus and what’s inside this week’s special poultry focus.

POULTRY 10 December 2025

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For Offaly dairy and sheep farmers, husband-and-wife team Ann Maire Butterfield and Stephen McQuade, AAA Golden Maverick has always been part of the story.

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