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Northern Ireland
Moving from sheep to low input sucklers
Peter McCann
Reno and Nic Renison run a low input upland farm in the north of England.
23 October 2024 Footprint Farmers
Transforming Food Systems in Sligo
Sean and Rob have succeeded in transforming their farm enterprise – from what they grow, to how they grow and market it, to building a decent work-life balance.
9 October 2024 News
Kildare farmer tracks down egg and potato thieves
Norman Dunne along with his father, Michael, run a 400ac tillage farm in Co Kildare and have been running an ‘honesty box’ style system outside their farm to sell potatoes and eggs.
Lion code outperforms other assurance marks
David Wright reports from a poultry conference in Armagh, organised by Parklands Veterinary Group.
9 October 2024 Northern Ireland
NI on track to reach 9m laying hens
DAERA chief vet, Brian Dooher, outlined the latest figures at a conference organised by Parklands Veterinary Group.
2 October 2024 Northern Ireland
Some retailers didn’t comply with Regulator's request for data
Failure by some to give the regulator information required triggers a request to the minister for extended powers.
18 September 2024 News
The 2024 National Ploughing Championships in numbers
Take a look at the numbers that will be required to run the event, maintain the grounds and the food consumed at the National Ploughing Championships next week.
14 September 2024 Ploughing Championships
Farmgate prices up 8.8% in year to July, but with tillage and egg exceptions
The tillage and egg sectors did not see the rise in farmgate prices witnessed across other sectors in the year up to July.
13 September 2024 News
Neven Maguire: eat more eggs - they are the ultimate brain food
Eggs are the star of the show this week and, at our house, we can't get enough of them, writes Neven Maguire.
28 August 2024 Neven
Tesco moves all own-brand eggs to barn, free range and organic
Tesco Ireland had committed to making this move on its almost 240m own-brand eggs sold annually before the start of 2025.
20 August 2024 News
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from France, Vietnam, Egypt and Argentina.
7 August 2024 World
Athletes criticise lack of meat at Olympics
A shortage of eggs and chicken, in particular, prompted team Great Britain to bring in their own chef from the UK to provide catering.
7 August 2024 News