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.

No increase in spread of Bluetongue to France’s north coast

Beef

No increase in spread of Bluetongue to France’s north coast

There has been no increase in the spread of Bluetongue to France’s northern coast ,according to the latest information from...
Dairy product prices rise at the Global Dairy Trade auction

Dairy

Dairy product prices rise at the Global Dairy Trade auction

Dairy product prices rose 2.6% at today’s Global Dairy Trade auction, following a fall in prices at the last auction...
New report finds Glyphosate ‘unlikely to pose carcinogenic risk to humans’

Environment

New report finds Glyphosate ‘unlikely to pose carcinogenic risk to humans’

Glyphosate, the chemical used in Monsanto’s Roundup, is unlikely to pose carcinogenic risk to humans from exposure through the diet, a...
Video: Great footage of silage 2016 from mowing to packing the pit

Rural Life

Video: Great footage of silage 2016 from mowing to packing the pit

Silage season began in earnest over the weekend, with farmers taking advantage of the fine weather to bring tractors, mowers...
Dairy futures points to a possible rise in prices for tomorrow’s Global Dairy Trade

Dairy

Dairy futures points to a possible rise in prices for tomorrow’s Global Dairy Trade

Ahead of tomorrow’s Global Dairy Trade auction, New Zealand bank ASB has suggested that skimmed milk powder (SMP) will pace...
Australian dairy co-op says it paid its farmers â‚Ĵ125m too much for milk

Dairy

Australian dairy co-op says it paid its farmers â‚Ĵ125m too much for milk

Australian dairy co-op Murray Goulburn (MG) recently announced that it has paid its 2,500 supplier farmers too much for milk...
Lely wins Best Trade Stand for Farm and Horticultural Machinery at Balmoral

Balmoral Show

Lely wins Best Trade Stand for Farm and Horticultural Machinery at Balmoral

At this year’s Balmoral Show, the robotic milking specialists Lely won the award for Best Trade Stand Displaying Farm and...
New Zealand dairy cow numbers drop for the first time in 9 years

Dairy

New Zealand dairy cow numbers drop for the first time in 9 years

Dairy cow numbers in New Zealand have declined for the first time in nine years following consecutive increases, the latest...
Martin Kenny appointed as Sinn Fein’s agriculture spokesperson

Government

Martin Kenny appointed as Sinn Fein’s agriculture spokesperson

Martin Kenny, Sinn Fein TD for the Sligo Leitrim constituency, has been appointed to the role of Sinn Fein spokesperson...
Renewed calls for mandatory labelling of milk and meat products

EU

Renewed calls for mandatory labelling of milk and meat products

Country of origin labelling should be made mandatory for meat and milk, MEPs have once again reiterated in a non-binding...
Leaving the EU a ‘leap in the dark’ for the UK

Balmoral Show

Leaving the EU a ‘leap in the dark’ for the UK

Leaving the EU is a “leap in the dark and a risk not worth taking”, Elizabeth Truss, Environment Secretary with...
Pics: Plenty of sunshine at day two of the Balmoral Show

Balmoral Show

Pics: Plenty of sunshine at day two of the Balmoral Show

There was plenty of sunshine at Balmoral Park for Day Two of the 148th Balmoral Show with thousands of people...
Video: The highlights of Day One of the Balmoral Show

Balmoral Show

Video: The highlights of Day One of the Balmoral Show

Day one of the 148th Balmoral Show saw thousands of people flock to Balmoral Park in Northern Ireland for what...
Embrace Farm week remembrance service launched at Balmoral Show

Balmoral Show

Embrace Farm week remembrance service launched at Balmoral Show

The annual Embrace Farm Week Remembrance Service was launched at Balmoral Show this morning on the Ulster Farmers Union/NFU Mutual...
Lakeland Dairies holds milk price for April supplies

Dairy

Lakeland Dairies holds milk price for April supplies

Lakeland Dairies has held its milk price for April supplies of milk at 24.78c/L including vat and a lactose bonus,...
Young farmers! Want to win the chance to rear six calves?

Balmoral Show

Young farmers! Want to win the chance to rear six calves?

Aspiring young farmers in Northern Ireland between the ages of 12 and 16 are being invited to enter ABP Food...
NFL warns players against contaminated beef from China and Mexico

Beef

NFL warns players against contaminated beef from China and Mexico

American football (NFL) players have been warned that some meat produced in China and Mexico may be contaminated with clenbuterol which...
Lely’s live robotic milking display returns to the Balmoral Show

Balmoral Show

Lely’s live robotic milking display returns to the Balmoral Show

Lely’s live robotic milking exhibition in association with Drayne’s Farm returns to the 2016 Balmoral Show, which gets underway from...
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