All the latest pig farming news from the Irish Farmers Journal. Keep up to date with all pig farming and production news developments in the pig sector.
An EU-funded collaboration between farmers, researchers and vets, could see a more practical approach taken to updating pig welfare regulations than had been anticipated in 2023.
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The sale price for the farms at Rathcabbin in Tipperary and Annakisha in north Cork has not been disclosed.
The Irish Farmers Journal spoke Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) pig chair Roy Gallie to get an overview of the current climate in the sector.
Next week's Irish Pig Health Symposium is a good opportunity for pig farmers and pig farm workers to attend, the IFA has said.
The European Parliament's vote will mean that almost all pig and poultry farmers will require an environmental license to operate.
The Irish Pig Health Society (IPHS) symposium takes place at The Curragh Racecourse in Co Kildare on Tuesday 16 April.
Recent price pulls below the €2/kg were of concern to pig farmers who were beginning to recover from a previous bout of severe losses, Bord Bia's Joe Burke said.
First 10 months of 2023 show a marginal increase in China's beef imports, while sheepmeat imports rebound after dip in 2022.
Our profits are just getting eroded away every week by the processors, one pig farmer told the Irish Farmers Journal.
Vendors around the country are experiencing a strong Christmas ham trade, with a move towards smaller joints.
