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.

Stan McCarthy steps back from Chief Executive role with Kerry Co-op

Agri-Business

Stan McCarthy steps back from Chief Executive role with Kerry Co-op

Kerry Group Chief Executive Stan McCarthy has stepped back from an executive role with Kerry Co-op, the Group’s largest shareholder, a...
Video: The farming version of ‘I took a pill in Ibiza’ has become an internet sensation

Rural Life

Video: The farming version of ‘I took a pill in Ibiza’ has become an internet sensation

One Galway man’s remix of the song ‘I took a pill in Ibiza’ is fast-becoming an internet hit as the...
Commissioner Hogan to talk Brexit as he visits the North tomorrow

EU

Commissioner Hogan to talk Brexit as he visits the North tomorrow

The Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, will be in Northern Ireland tomorrow, Monday May 9 on an...
How to plan the best route to the 2016 Balmoral Show

N.Ireland

How to plan the best route to the 2016 Balmoral Show

Large crowds are expected at the 148th Balmoral Show which takes place in Lisburn next week from May 11 to...
‘Dairy price recovery is two steps forward, one step back’

Dairy

‘Dairy price recovery is two steps forward, one step back’

At this early stage of the dairy price recovery, it’s very much a case of two steps forward, one step back,...
Voluntary milk reduction programme losing support in Europe

N.Ireland

Voluntary milk reduction programme losing support in Europe

A plan to allow dairy cooperatives and farmers to agree to cut milk production on a temporary basis is losing...
Glanbia holds milk price for April supplies

Dairy

Glanbia holds milk price for April supplies

Glanbia has announced that it is to hold its milk price for April and pay its member suppliers 24c/L including...
Video: This is why you don’t block a farmer’s gate!

World News

Video: This is why you don’t block a farmer’s gate!

Two women were left stunned and in stitches last weekend after they encountered a farmer driving a tractor down a...
Commission takes Germany to court over nitrates causing water pollution

EU

Commission takes Germany to court over nitrates causing water pollution

Germany has been referred to the Court of Justice of the EU for failing to take stronger measures to combat water...
Watch the inspirational story of one-armed sheep shearer

World News

Watch the inspirational story of one-armed sheep shearer

A sheep shearer in Australia has managed to teach himself how to shear a sheep one-armed after an car accident...
Dairy product prices tumble at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction

Dairy

Dairy product prices tumble at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction

Dairy product prices fell 1.4% at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction which took place earlier today, May 3. At...
The future of EU farming lies in innovation – MEPs

EU

The future of EU farming lies in innovation – MEPs

Innovation can increase farmers’ income, create rural jobs and make EU farming more sustainable, MEPs from the Agriculture committee said...
Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture overtake those from industry

Environment

Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture overtake those from industry

Greenhouse gases from the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector have overtaken the emissions from industry, according to the latest statistics...
Ulster Farmers’ Union elects a new President

N.Ireland

Ulster Farmers’ Union elects a new President

Barclay Bell was yesterday elected the new President of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) at the union’s AGM. Bell, a...
Carbery reports increased earnings of 33% for 2015

Agri-Business

Carbery reports increased earnings of 33% for 2015

Carbery Group has reported a 33% increase in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to €35.3m, up from €26.5m...
Chinese pork imports surge in the first quarter of 2016

Pig/Poultry

Chinese pork imports surge in the first quarter of 2016

China doubled the its pork imports for the month of March to 114,700t compared to the corresponding month in 2015,...
Kerry Group to deliver share earnings growth of 6-10% in 2016

Agri-Business

Kerry Group to deliver share earnings growth of 6-10% in 2016

Kerry Group has said it is confident of delivering growth of 6-10% in adjusted earnings per share in 2016. The company...
New Holland to showcase new T5 and T6 tractors at Grass and Muck

Machinery

New Holland to showcase new T5 and T6 tractors at Grass and Muck

Irish farmers attending this year’s Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) Grass and Muck show will get their first...
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