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Plans unveiled for Ireland’s biggest biogas plant in Carlow
Stephen Robb
Greengate Biogas has announced plans to build Ireland's biggest AD plant in Powerstown, Carlow, processing 700,000t of cattle and pig slurry, farmyard straw manure and poultry manure annually.
30 March 2025 News
Two farmers disqualified from owning animals in 2024
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.
12 March 2025 Poultry
Biosecurity needs to be part of everyday life on poultry farms – vet
From the farm gate to inside the house, poultry vet Aonghus Lane outlined a number of areas where farmers can ensure their biosecurity is at the highest level.
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Flu vaccine for Manx poultry farmers
The island’s public health body, Manx Care, said the regular flu vaccine is being offered to poultry farmers to avoid them having human flu and bird flu concurrently.
12 March 2025 Dealer
Food expert tells NI to keep going for growth
David Wright reports from the NIFDA conference held in Belfast on Tuesday.
5 March 2025 Northern Ireland
US egg prices reach record high as bird flu hits production
The cost of a dozen eggs has surged in the US, as bird flu outbreaks stall production.
1 March 2025 Poultry
Avian flu leads to 112,000 birds culled in NI
DAERA officials have said the two most recent cases are still awaiting official confirmation of avian influenza.
26 February 2025 Northern Ireland
Double down on biosecurity - leading poultry vet
St David’s Poultry team specialist poultry vet Aonghus Lane advised farmers to “do the basics and do it as well as you possibly can”.
26 February 2025 News
IFA hosting biosecurity webinar amid bird flu risk
The main speaker for the event is Aonghus Lane of St David's Poultry veterinary practitioners, who will deliver a presentation on the critical importance of biosecurity.
24 February 2025 Poultry
Almost 16,000 birds to be culled in Tyrone due to suspected bird flu
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is investigating a further suspected case of notifiable avian influenza in a commercial poultry premises near Pomeroy, Co Tyrone.
24 February 2025 Northern Ireland
Farmers ‘rightly concerned’ about bird flu threat – Heydon
It comes after samples taken from a poultry flock in Monaghan on Thursday have tested negative for avian influenza.
21 February 2025 Poultry
Negative test for bird flu on Monaghan farm
This comes following positive preliminary tests for bird flu at a Co Tyrone farm last weekend and a housing order coming into force for the whole country.
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