A new High Court action by a well-known Irish pig farm is part of an international dispute in the supply chain of semen for the artificial insemination of livestock. Future Pigs Ltd, the Costello family-owned operator of pig farms in Nurney, Co Kildare, and Kiltimagh, Co Mayo, has lodged plenary proceedings against Elite Sires Ltd, a company based in Coleraine, Co Derry and a leading supplier of pig semen in Ireland.  Future Pigs director Billy Costello, also known for associated businesses producing renewable gas and recycling plastics at the company’s Nurney farm, told The Currency that the case arose from…

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