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Two farmers disqualified from owning animals in 2024
James Hanly
Figures obtained by the Irish Farmers Journal from the Department of Agriculture showed that a number farmers have been barred from owning cattle, pigs, sheep, poultry and horses since 2021.
27 March 2025 News
Galway student wins Women in Agriculture Studies Excellence Award
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon presented Ruth Connolly the award which is aimed at recognising females innovating and excelling in the agri-food sector.
27 March 2025 News
Sheep kill back 20% in first two months on 2025 - CSO
The sheep kill reduced by almost 96,000 during these two months, according to the CSO.
Agri-jobs: dairy and pig farm workers in demand
There are a number of opportunities in the dairy, pig and horticulture sectors if you’re in the market for a new job this week.
22 March 2025 News
Investigation into alleged welfare breaches on pig farms
It comes after the National Animal Rights Association (NARA) and Animal Rebellion Ireland (ARI) held a press conference on Wednesday regarding pig welfare on Irish pig enterprises.
12 March 2025 Pigs
Ever-tightening EU pig and poultry rules ‘unsustainable’ at farm level - IFA
The IFA's pig and poultry chairs have told the Commissioner that EU farmers are squeezed by food imports and regulations.
28 January 2025 Pigs
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.
16 January 2025 Pigs
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
‘I had to dig myself out’ – IFA chair
The Irish Farmers Journal spoke to some of the IFA county chairs of some of the worst-affected regions after the heavy snow and freezing temperatures.
9 January 2025 News
Aldi announces €4m contract extension with Divilly Brothers
Divilly Brothers, a family-owned company, was founded in 1927, is currently headed by brothers Shane and Peter Divilly and employs over 50 people.
6 January 2025 Pigs
View from China: Changes in China's pig industry
Speaker after speaker grappled with the prospect that China would in reality need only half the number of sows currently in the herd.
23 December 2024 Viewpoints
More than 9% fewer sheep slaughtered so far this year - CSO
That’s according to the latest Central Statistics Office data for livestock slaughterings, which shows that more than 268,000 fewer heads were slaughtered so far this year.
20 December 2024 News