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DAFM urged to ensure movement of poultry manure from NI
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (344+ words) The Sinn F'in spokesperson on agriculture has called on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) to make efforts to ensure the continued movement of poultry manure from Northern Ireland. Deputy Martin Kenny said that, since the start…...
Bird flu: Heydon announces lifting of housing order for poultry
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (407+ words) Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has announced the lifting of the compulsory housing order for poultry and captive birds that had been put in place due to bird flu. The housing order, which was introduced in…...
No poultry classes at 2026 Balmoral Show
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (317+ words) There will be no poultry classes at this year's Balmoral Show, it has been confirmed. The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society said it is "disappointed" to announce that there will be no poultry classes at the 2026 event, which is taking place…...
Farm org 'inundated with calls' about price gouging
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (451+ words) A farm organisation has accused the government of "behaving like a mildly disapproving spectator" in relation to price gouging by companies. The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA) has been "inundated with calls from farmers complaining" about price gouging and…...
Explainer: Newcastle disease and the risk to poultry farmers
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (812+ words) On February 20, Newcastle disease (ND) was detected on a turkey fattening farm in Brandenburg, Germany. According to the Federal Research Institute for Animal Health in Germany, Friedrich Loeffler Institut, this is the first occurrence of the disease in Germany since…...
Minister called on to introduce new bird flu compensation scheme
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (514+ words) Monaghan County Council has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to introduce a new compensation scheme to cover poultry farmers directly and indirectly impacted by bird flu. Last month France announced that it will provide economic…...
Brendan Soden is new IFA Poultry Committee chair
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (209+ words) Brendan Soden has been elected chair of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) Poultry Committee. The layer farmer and pullet producer who hails from from Stradone Co. Cavan, secured the position following a meeting of the committee yesterday (Monday, January 5). Soden,…...
Brazil poultry exports in early 2025 up 10% before bird flu cases
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (543+ words) Exports of poultry products from Brazil - which, along with beef, are covered under the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement - in early 2025 were considerably up on the corresponding figure for 2024. That was before regional outbreaks of avian influenza (bird flu) slowed exports. However,…...
CSO: Food and live animal exports worth "8. 3 billion to end of June
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (582+ words) The value of food and live animal exports stood at "8. 2 billion in the first six months of 2025, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). This marks a significant increase of almost "1. 2 billion (14%) on the same period last year when such…...