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.

‘Farmers and farming families are still under siege from rising flood waters’

Rural Life

‘Farmers and farming families are still under siege from rising flood waters’

Farmers and farming families are still under siege from rising flood waters at a number of turloughs in Roscommon and Galway, Fianna...
Syngenta posts drop in profits of 7% for first half of 2016

Agri-Business

Syngenta posts drop in profits of 7% for first half of 2016

Syngenta, the Swiss agribusiness that produces agrochemicals and seeds, has posted a drop in profits at actual rates of 7% for...
LacPatrick the latest co-op to set June milk price

Dairy

LacPatrick the latest co-op to set June milk price

LacPatrick Co-op has held its milk price for June supplies of milk at 23.25c/L, including VAT, a spokesperson for the...
Majority of co-ops hold June milk price after May price cuts

Dairy

Majority of co-ops hold June milk price after May price cuts

The majority of co-ops have decided to hold the milk price for June supplies of milk, with Dairygold the latest co-op...
‘Tightening global dairy supply to be a key market driver of prices’

Dairy

‘Tightening global dairy supply to be a key market driver of prices’

Following yesterday’s unchanged Global Dairy Trade auction, ASB Bank in New Zealand has said that tightening global dairy supply will...
Video: Fire on family-run dairy farm kills 160 cows

Dairy

Video: Fire on family-run dairy farm kills 160 cows

Some 160 dairy cows were killed in a fire at a dairy farm in Canada over the weekend, CTV Montreal...
‘Member States can use part of €350m aid package in sectors other than dairy’

Dairy

‘Member States can use part of €350m aid package in sectors other than dairy’

EU Member States will be able to use part of the €350m conditional adjustment aid allocated under the recent EU...
Aurivo elects new Chairman and Vice Chairman

Dairy

Aurivo elects new Chairman and Vice Chairman

The board of Aurivo Co-operative Society has this week elected Pat Duffy as Chairman of the co-op and Raymond Barlow...
Dairy prices hold steady at the latest Global Dairy Trade

Dairy

Dairy prices hold steady at the latest Global Dairy Trade

The latest Global Dairy Trade auction has held steady on the previous auction with no change in overall dairy prices....
Why farmers should be aware of Capital Acquisitions Tax issues around solar contracts

Agri-Business

Why farmers should be aware of Capital Acquisitions Tax issues around solar contracts

There are two things in life that are certain; death and taxes and there are tax implications should you sign...
New UK ‘agriculture’ minister could revisit ban on fox hunting

EU

New UK ‘agriculture’ minister could revisit ban on fox hunting

Andrea Leadsom, who has been put in charge of the UK’s agriculture portfolio, has said she could revisit the UK’s ban...
New food traceability system announced for the North

N.Ireland

New food traceability system announced for the North

Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Michelle McIlveen, has announced the award of an £8.7m contract for the delivery of a new...
Number of farmers applying to farm assist falls (€88.4m paid out last year)

Rural Life

Number of farmers applying to farm assist falls (€88.4m paid out last year)

The number of farmers applying to Farm Assist has fallen since 2012, new figures from the Department of Social Protection...
5 things every farmer should do before signing a solar energy contract

Environment

5 things every farmer should do before signing a solar energy contract

Solar energy could present an opportunity for farmers to generate an off-farm income, IFA Renewables Project Team Chairman James Murphy...
Lakeland confirms June milk price doesn’t contain Ornua bonus

Dairy

Lakeland confirms June milk price doesn’t contain Ornua bonus

Lakeland Dairies has confirmed to Agriland that its base milk price for June is 23c/L, after confusion as to whether...
Pics: Graffiti artist transforms plain bales into amazing artwork

Rural Life

Pics: Graffiti artist transforms plain bales into amazing artwork

If you’ve been driving near Fivemiletown in Co. Tyrone recently, chances are you’ve spotted some rather interesting looking bales. Driving...
Video: Google recruits sheep to map out the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic

Rural Life

Video: Google recruits sheep to map out the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic

One woman from the Faroe Islands has made it her mission to bring views of her homeland to the wider world...
Glanbia has announced its milk price for June supplies

Dairy

Glanbia has announced its milk price for June supplies

Glanbia has announced that it will pay its member suppliers 22c/L including VAT for June manufacturing milk supplies. This price...
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