Beef Farming News

The optics of the EU doing a deal that brings South American beef into Europe may be the straw that breaks the camel's back.

Veterinary epidemiologist You Chang has published new research that says badger vaccination is not the quick fix that will eradicate TB from Irish herds.

The payments include €123.7m paid to 28,294 tranche one participants and €26.5m paid to 6,379 tranche two participants.

The new agriculture commissioner suggested that the EU will not need to use to emergency import stop for beef Mercosur imports if the deal passes.

There is no restriction in the Mercosur deal on what type of beef cuts that can be supplied nor requirement for carcase balance.

Payments commenced under the scheme on Thursday 5 December and will continue to approximately 1,800 farmers as cases are cleared for payment.

The evening mart cattle and sheep sales have been cancelled due to storm Darragh, with the mart’s power, phone lines and internet connection still down.

The country has already set a new record for sheepmeat exports with a month of 2024 left to go and looks almost certain to set a new record for beef meat exports.