The Irish Holstein Friesan Association (IHFA) Open Day 2018 will be hosted by the Collins family, Oldrose Herd, in Co. Meath on July 4.

Price volatility is a feature of the pig sector, and, while the sector performed strongly in 2017, there is no room for complacency writes Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed.

The IFA has received confirmation from Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed that he has moved to provide permanent monitoring of carcase trim in the meat factories by Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) technical officers. 

A new PhD project on food supply chains awarded by Cork University Business School at UCC is being funded by a joint initiative between Teagasc and Musgrave.

Blowfly strike remains the most significant external parasite challenge impacting the Irish sheep industry. The risk of attack increases during warm, humid conditions. However, changing climate patterns in the UK and Ireland have meant the blowfly season is becoming harder to predict as to when it starts and finishes, according to animal health company, Elanco

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed chaired the 16th meeting of the Food Wise 2025 High Level Implementation Committee (HLIC), recently, where Brexit, competitiveness and the ‘People in Dairy Action Plan’ were discussed.

The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) led a delegation to meet Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine officials today to address the substantial number of GLAS commonage farmers who have yet to be paid their final 15 per cent instalment for 2017.

Farmers frequently ask us whether it is more cost-effective to feed diets in meal or pellet form, write Peadar Lawlor and Fiona O’Meara, Teagasc, Pig Development Department, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co Cork.