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.

US beef imports decline 16% on June 2015 levels

Beef

US beef imports decline 16% on June 2015 levels

US beef imports have declined 16% year-on-year, the latest Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook from the USDA has found. Beef imports were...
Points for agricultural science drop on 2015 levels

Rural Life

Points for agricultural science drop on 2015 levels

Points to study Agricultural Science in UCD have fallen on 2015 levels by 10 points to 460, the Round One...
US milk production increases again in July

Dairy

US milk production increases again in July

US milk production is showing no signs of slowing down, with July production up 1.4% on last year, the latest...
Restrictions on glyphosate use across the EU come into force today

Environment

Restrictions on glyphosate use across the EU come into force today

New restrictions around the conditions regarding the use of glyphosate, the main chemical ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup, come into force...
60 new jobs for Tyrone at Dale Farm’s new cheese facility

N.Ireland

60 new jobs for Tyrone at Dale Farm’s new cheese facility

Some 60 new jobs have been created by Dale Farm’s new cheese processing and packing facility in Co.Tyrone. Following a...
EU agri-food exports increase 2.1% year-on-year

EU

EU agri-food exports increase 2.1% year-on-year

The value of EU agri-food exports for the 12-month period from July 2015 to June 2016 amounted to just over...
Outbreaks of bluetongue continue to slow in France

Beef

Outbreaks of bluetongue continue to slow in France

While Bluetongue outbreaks have slowed in France, they are still continuing with the latest case in the south of the...
‘Low dairy commodity prices’ hit Nestle’s nutrition business in first half

Agri-Business

‘Low dairy commodity prices’ hit Nestle’s nutrition business in first half

Low dairy commodity prices hit Nestle’s nutrition business in the first half of 2016, which made pricing very limited in the...
Financial boost for Fonterra farmers with further dividend payment

Dairy

Financial boost for Fonterra farmers with further dividend payment

Fonterra Co-op has announced that it will pay a further 10c/share of its previously announced 2015/16 forecast dividend of 40c/share. Fonterra had already...
Kerry Group holds milk price for July supplies

Dairy

Kerry Group holds milk price for July supplies

Kerry Group has held its milk price for July supplies of milk at 22.5c/L, including VAT, a spokesperson for Kerry...
‘Global dairy prices expected to lift further in the coming months’

Dairy

‘Global dairy prices expected to lift further in the coming months’

Following yesterday’s bumper Global Dairy Trade auction, New Zealand bank ASB expects dairy prices to consolidate over the next month...
Co Armagh farmer fined £1,000 for ‘grossly’ polluting waterway

N.Ireland

Co Armagh farmer fined £1,000 for ‘grossly’ polluting waterway

A Co. Armagh farmer has been fined £1,000 for water pollution offences after it was found that a waterway was...
Another bumper rise in dairy prices at the Global Dairy Trade auction

Dairy

Another bumper rise in dairy prices at the Global Dairy Trade auction

Dairy product prices rose for a second consecutive time at today’s Global Dairy Trade auction with prices rising 12.7%. The average...
Futures market suggests today’s Global Dairy Trade could rise by 10%

Dairy

Futures market suggests today’s Global Dairy Trade could rise by 10%

There could be another bumper auction at today’s Global Dairy Trade, with New Zealand Bank ASB’s futures market pointing to...
Soccer team hitches lift off tractor and trailer after coach breaks down

Rural Life

Soccer team hitches lift off tractor and trailer after coach breaks down

A soccer team in England hitched a lift home in a tractor and trailer at the weekend after the coach...
US milk production forecast to rise in 2017

Dairy

US milk production forecast to rise in 2017

US milk production for 2017 is forecast to rise to 215.8 billion pounds, according to the latest US Department of...
European Commission to investigate Dow DuPont merger

Agri-Business

European Commission to investigate Dow DuPont merger

The European Commission has opened an in-depth probe to assess whether the proposed merger of Dow and DuPont is in...
Slowdown in volumes of SMP being offered to intervention

Dairy

Slowdown in volumes of SMP being offered to intervention

There has been a drop in the volumes of skimmed milk powder (SMP) Member States are offering to the public...
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