North West poultry producers stage protest
A number of poultry producers in the north west gathered in Cavan this morning to highlight income losses. The producers and members of the IFA Poultry Committee convened at the main retailers in the town: Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Dunnes and SuperValu. IFA Poultry Chairman Andy Boylan says poultry…
Farmers want retailers to pay poultry producers by weight
The IFA’s poultry chairman has called on retailers to pay poultry producers for their products by weight, not by classification. Under the current arrangement chickens are classified as small, medium and large and poultry farmers are paid a set price, depending on the weight scale a bird falls within. This…
IFA poultry chairman says fourth case of avian flu is a worry for the industry
The Department of Agriculture has confirmed a case of bird flu in County Leitrim. It was found in a whooper swan at Gortermone, Carrigallen. The Department points out that while it gives the location in which the bird was found, it does not mean the risk to poultry or other…
Second case of bird flu identified in Galway
A second case of bird flu has been identified in county Galway. The discovery was made yesterday after a wigeon was found to be carrying a strain of avian influenza. Farmers are being advised to keep their poultry flocks confined – although no outbreaks have been found in Irish poultry…
Bird flu outbreak has potential to ‘decimate’ local economies
The growth of the poultry industry is under serious threat as a result of the Bird Flu. The Department of the Environment has a regulation in place since the end of December for all birds to be housed indoors as a result of the H5N8 strain of this flu which…