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.

Another EU dairy package ‘will not improve the critical situation facing farmers’

Dairy

Another EU dairy package ‘will not improve the critical situation facing farmers’

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has stressed that while a European dairy package could offer short-term support, it will not...
One of Australia’s largest co-ops slashes milk price, leaves Aussie farmers ‘gutted’

Dairy

One of Australia’s largest co-ops slashes milk price, leaves Aussie farmers ‘gutted’

Murray Goulburn, the Australian co-op, has set an opening farmgate milk price of AU$4.31/kgMs for 2016-17 for its 2,500 farmer suppliers....
£10m announced to improve Northern Ireland’s rural roads

N.Ireland

£10m announced to improve Northern Ireland’s rural roads

Northern Ireland is to benefit from a £10m investment to improve the condition of the rural roads there, the Minister...
Woman receives 25 years in prison for killing her husband with a pitchfork

World News

Woman receives 25 years in prison for killing her husband with a pitchfork

A woman in the US has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing her husband with a pitchfork...
Farmers along the border find Brexit ‘mind-boggling’

EU

Farmers along the border find Brexit ‘mind-boggling’

Last week, the UK voted to leave the European Union making Brexit a reality for farmers across the UK with...
FrieslandCampina holds milk price for July supplies

Dairy

FrieslandCampina holds milk price for July supplies

Dutch dairy giant FrieslandCampina has held its guaranteed price for raw milk for July 2016 at €25.00 per 100kg of...
Elite Limousin embryo auction to take place this Friday

Beef

Elite Limousin embryo auction to take place this Friday

This Friday, July 1, the North East Limousin Club, the largest Limousin club in the Republic of Ireland, is holding an elite...
Revenue seize cannabis worth €4.3m hidden in meat in Rosslare

Rural Life

Revenue seize cannabis worth €4.3m hidden in meat in Rosslare

Officers with the Revenue Commission seized 215kg of herbal cannabis, worth €4.3m, in Rosslare port over the weekend. The smuggled drugs...
Tankers spray 40,000L of milk over EU buildings in Luxembourg in protest

Dairy

Tankers spray 40,000L of milk over EU buildings in Luxembourg in protest

Protesting Belgian farmers sprayed some 40,000L of milk over the building beside where today’s Council of Agriculture Ministers convened today...
China is encouraging its consumers to eat less beef

Beef

China is encouraging its consumers to eat less beef

Following a review of its dietary guidelines, the Chinese government is now encouraging its consumers to eat less meat. Under...
Find out how to make more from forage at this year’s Livestock Event

Beef

Find out how to make more from forage at this year’s Livestock Event

Visitors at the upcoming Livestock Event will be able to find out how to make more from forage, the cheapest form...
Bull shot following road traffic accident in the North

N.Ireland

Bull shot following road traffic accident in the North

A bull was shot on the M1 motorway last night, after it became loose and members of the Police Service...
Poultry farmers urged to be alert as bird flu hits the Netherlands

Pig/Poultry

Poultry farmers urged to be alert as bird flu hits the Netherlands

Following an outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) in domestic laying hens in Friesland, the Netherlands, poultry farmers in the...
Embrace Farm Remembrance Service takes place this weekend

Rural Life

Embrace Farm Remembrance Service takes place this weekend

The third annual Embrace Farm Remembrance mass service takes place this weekend on Sunday, June 26, this year in the Church...
Arla holds milk price due to market prices ‘levelling out’

Dairy

Arla holds milk price due to market prices ‘levelling out’

Arla Foods in the UK has held its milk price for July 2016, meaning its supplier farmers will receive 19.12p/L (24.93c/L)...
Year 3 of North’s badger TB project to begin in June/July

N.Ireland

Year 3 of North’s badger TB project to begin in June/July

The third year of the badger Test and Vaccinate or Remove (TVR) Project is to begin in a 100km area...
Volatility the key theme across beef markets – Rabobank

Beef

Volatility the key theme across beef markets – Rabobank

Volatility is a key theme across most beef markets at the moment, according to Angus Gidley-Baird, Senior Animal Protein Analyst...
Brexit a reality as UK votes to leave the EU

EU

Brexit a reality as UK votes to leave the EU

Brexit has become a reality as the UK has voted to leave the European Union, with 52% of the British electorate...
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