Amy Forde

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Amy Forde - Author - Agriland.ie

Amy holds an MA in Journalism from Griffith College Dublin and prior to that attended NUIG, where she obtained an Arts degree in Geography and Irish. Amy covered the IFA pay scandal and the elections thereafter. Hailing from Co. Galway, she has a keen interest in all things sport and plays both camogie and soccer.

83% of farmers do not wear a helmet when driving a quad

Other

83% of farmers do not wear a helmet when driving a quad

Some 83% of Irish farmers do not wear a helmet when they drive a quad, a recent Agriland poll has...
John Deere and Monsanto deal stalls over competition issues

Agri-Business

John Deere and Monsanto deal stalls over competition issues

The US Department of Justice has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit seeking to block John Deere’s (Deere and Co) proposed acquisition...
Woman ‘critical’ after being attacked by cattle

N.Ireland

Woman ‘critical’ after being attacked by cattle

A woman is understood to be in critical condition after she was attacked by cattle while out walking her dog...
Australian milk production plummets in July

Dairy

Australian milk production plummets in July

Australian milk production in July dropped by 10.3% on the corresponding month in 2015, the latest figures from Dairy Australia...
Over 4,000 ‘severe breaches’ of animal welfare rules at UK abattoirs – Report

World News

Over 4,000 ‘severe breaches’ of animal welfare rules at UK abattoirs – Report

There has been more than 4,000 severe breaches of animal welfare regulations in British abattoirs over the past two years, data...
FrieslandCampina increases milk price for September

Dairy

FrieslandCampina increases milk price for September

FrieslandCampina has increased its guaranteed milk price for raw supplies of milk for September by â‚Ĵ1.25/kg. This increase will bring...
‘Brexit could pave the way for a new approach to the problem of price volatility’

N.Ireland

‘Brexit could pave the way for a new approach to the problem of price volatility’

Brexit could pave the way for a new approach to the problem of price volatility, the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU)...
Dairy and beef cow numbers increase in Northern Ireland

N.Ireland

Dairy and beef cow numbers increase in Northern Ireland

Total cattle numbers in Northern Ireland were 3% higher in June 2016 than they were in June 2015, the preliminary...
Three charged with fraud relating to horsemeat scandal

Beef

Three charged with fraud relating to horsemeat scandal

Three men have been charged with fraud relating to horsemeat and beef sales following a thorough investigation, the Crown Prosecution Service...
94 John Deere tractors line out together for charity

Rural Life

94 John Deere tractors line out together for charity

Some 94 John Deere tractors lined out last weekend in the name of charity at the Greybridge Classic Club in...
Map: Here’s the latest figures on EU milk production

Dairy

Map: Here’s the latest figures on EU milk production

Milk production in the EU increased by 3.3% between January and June 2016 compared to the corresponding period in 2015,...
More details of the EU’s Milk Reduction Scheme revealed

Dairy

More details of the EU’s Milk Reduction Scheme revealed

Farmers who fail to reduce milk production for the full amount offered (14c/L) under the EU’s Voluntary Milk Reduction Scheme will...
Farmer (70s) dies in farm accident involving machinery

N.Ireland

Farmer (70s) dies in farm accident involving machinery

A farmer in his 70s died in Co. Armagh yesterday from injuries he sustained as a result of a farm...
Here’s how much milk powder is sitting in EU intervention stores

Dairy

Here’s how much milk powder is sitting in EU intervention stores

There was a steep drop in offers of skimmed milk powder (SMP) into the public intervention measure for the week...
Fonterra increases its farmgate milk price forecast

Dairy

Fonterra increases its farmgate milk price forecast

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited today increased its 2016/17 forecast Farmgate Milk Price by 50c to $4.75/kgMS. When combined with the...
North/south heifer price differential narrows again

Beef

North/south heifer price differential narrows again

The price differential between R3 grade heifers in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland narrowed to 3.4c/kg for the...
French farmers protest over low milk prices outside major milk processor

Dairy

French farmers protest over low milk prices outside major milk processor

Some 400 French dairy farmers have blockaded the roads around Lactalis, the milk processor based in Laval, France, this week in...
Arla UK increases milk price for September supplies as ‘prices firm’

Dairy

Arla UK increases milk price for September supplies as ‘prices firm’

Arla UK has announced that it is to increase the milk price for September supplies of milk by 1.25c/kg (1.01p/kg)....
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