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.

‘Coolmore Stud’s land portfolio is the equivalent of 166 farms with 120ac each’

Rural Life

‘Coolmore Stud’s land portfolio is the equivalent of 166 farms with 120ac each’

Coolmore Stud’s reported 20,000ac land portfolio in the south Tipperary region is the equivalent of 166 farms with 120ac each,...
Lely calf feeder designed to help identify calf health problems at an early stage

Dairy

Lely calf feeder designed to help identify calf health problems at an early stage

Lely has introduced a new automated calf feeder, which it says not only supplies calves with precisely what they need,...
Before you put the combine or baler back in the shed, here’s how you should store it

Machinery

Before you put the combine or baler back in the shed, here’s how you should store it

In a few weeks, baling and harvesting will be wrapping up on Irish farms, so it’s important to ensure that...
UK Agriculture Minister doesn’t commit to continue direct payments post-Brexit

EU

UK Agriculture Minister doesn’t commit to continue direct payments post-Brexit

The UK’s Minister for Agriculture, Andrea Leadsom, made no commitment to subsidising direct payments to farmers after the UK leaves...
‘The Broken Hearted Farmer’ – a song that never made it to the airwaves till now

Rural Life

‘The Broken Hearted Farmer’ – a song that never made it to the airwaves till now

A farming song that was allegedly banned by RTE, called ‘The Broken Hearted Farmer’, was played on air for the...
Danone doubles profits, infant nutrition remains key driver of sales

Agri-Business

Danone doubles profits, infant nutrition remains key driver of sales

Danone, the French food company, has posted an increase in net income of 111.5% for the first half of 2016 compared...
Australian milk production falls 2% on 2014/15 season

Dairy

Australian milk production falls 2% on 2014/15 season

Australian milk production has fallen 2% in the 2015/2016 season compared to the 2014/2015 season, new figures from Dairy Australia...
US expected to give green light to British lamb imports

Sheep

US expected to give green light to British lamb imports

British lamb could soon be back on the menu in the US, with George Eustice, UK Minister for Farming, expected to...
EU milk production continues to slow down in May

Dairy

EU milk production continues to slow down in May

EU milk production is continuing to slow down, with the latest figures from the European Milk Market Observatory (MMO) showing...
New Zealander sets new sheep shearing world record

Sheep

New Zealander sets new sheep shearing world record

A new world record in sheep shearing has been set by Matt Smith of New Zealand after he sheared 731...
Video: Harvest 16 in full swing on a Co. Meath farm

Arable

Video: Harvest 16 in full swing on a Co. Meath farm

Harvest 2016 is well underway across the country, with combines taking to the fields to cut this year’s tillage crops....
67,000th combine harvester rolls off the AGCO production line in Italy

Machinery

67,000th combine harvester rolls off the AGCO production line in Italy

The 67,000th combine harvester to be manufactured at the AGCO Breganze plant in Italy has rolled off the assembly line...
FrieslandCampina holds milk price for third consecutive month

Dairy

FrieslandCampina holds milk price for third consecutive month

Dutch dairy co-op FrieslandCampina has held its guaranteed price for raw milk for the third consecutive month and it will pay its...
A ‘milestone’ for Monsanto as Commission approves 3 soybean GMOs

Arable

A ‘milestone’ for Monsanto as Commission approves 3 soybean GMOs

Three genetically modified organisms (GMOs) soybean varieties for food/feed uses have been approved by the European Commission and Monsanto has...
No let up in offerings of SMP from Member States into intervention

Dairy

No let up in offerings of SMP from Member States into intervention

Member States offered 6,613t of skimmed milk powder (SMP) to the public intervention system last week, the latest EU Milk Market...
Arla holds milk price for August supplies

Dairy

Arla holds milk price for August supplies

Arla Foods has held its on-account milk price for August at 19.05p/L (22.81c/L) for the UK standard litre. The co-op had...
Weak US Dollar results in US beef imports dropping 10% year-on-year

Beef

Weak US Dollar results in US beef imports dropping 10% year-on-year

A weak US Dollar in May has resulted in a weakening of US beef imports for the month, with the...
US milk production and cow numbers rise again in June

Dairy

US milk production and cow numbers rise again in June

June milk production in the 23 major states of the US was up 1.6% on June 2015 levels with 16.7...
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