Mart managers across the country have said cattle prices are unlikely to “drop back anytime soon and may rise even further”, ...

After the Cattle Acts, salt was the main reason Ireland became the hub for corned beef. Ireland’s salt tax was almost 1/10th that of England’s, and the Irish could import the highest-quality ...

You might associate corned beef with green beer these days, but here's why this succulent dish was once made exclusively for the plates of royals in Ireland.

The cattle that become the grass-fed beef that we import from more temperate climates, such as Australia, New Zealand and Uruguay, can be fed completely on grass, but Irish beef generally can’t ...

Angry Irish beef farmers have warned there could be a shortage of festive food and drink if they don't ... and most of this was borne by the 80,000 beef farmers thanks to the fall in cattle prices.

Irish officials confirmed Tuesday that cattle at three farms have tested positive for dioxin — the cancer-causing chemical that has contaminated its pork industry — but insisted the country's ...

Three cattle herds in Ireland were contaminated with dioxins, authorities said on Tuesday, dragging the country's crucial beef industry into a scandal that has already sparked an international ...

The recognition is for beef cattle which spend most of their lives in open fields Irish grass-fed beef is to be granted special recognition by the European Commission for its characteristics and ...

That figure did not distinguish between farms where cattle are reared for beef or for milk production; the latter are not part of the human food chain. The Irish food promotion agency, Bord Bia ...

Reducing the finishing age of beef cattle is not only vital for reducing GHG emissions but also offers significant economic benefits by lowering the overall costs of cattle rearing. While Irish beef ...

At present a beef cow in Ireland produces 0.79 calves a year on average. “For the rest of the time they are standing around doing nothing and producing greenhouse gases.