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.

It’s legal to drive a tractor and trailer on the motorway (but there’s a catch!)

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It’s legal to drive a tractor and trailer on the motorway (but there’s a catch!)

If you are driving your tractor on the motorway and towing a trailer, the trailer must be capable by design...
Arrabawn signs €2m gas supply deal with Vayu energy

Agri-Business

Arrabawn signs €2m gas supply deal with Vayu energy

Arrabawn has announced that it has signed a gas supply deal, valued at over €2m per annum, with Vayu Energy....
Video: Ploughing and sowing spring seed on a 12,000ac farm in the UK

Rural Life

Video: Ploughing and sowing spring seed on a 12,000ac farm in the UK

Warter Priory Estate, a farm in the UK, has filmed its farmers ploughing, cultivating and harrowing the land as it...
Kerry Group the latest co-op to set a price for March milk

Dairy

Kerry Group the latest co-op to set a price for March milk

Kerry Group is holding its milk price for March supplies of milk at 25c/L (including VAT), a spokesperson for the...
Alltech confirms it’s in talks to takeover Keenan

Agri-Business

Alltech confirms it’s in talks to takeover Keenan

Alltech has confirmed that the company is in talks with Keenan, after it was announced that receivers had been appointed...
FBD appoints new Chief Financial Officer and Director

Agri-Business

FBD appoints new Chief Financial Officer and Director

FBD Holdings plc has appointed John O’Grady as Chief Financial Officer and as Director of both the Group and of FBD Insurance...
Infant nutrition key to Nestle’s first quarter growth

Agri-Business

Infant nutrition key to Nestle’s first quarter growth

Nestle has reported sales of CHF (Swiss Francs) 20.9 billion for the first-quarter (January to March) of 2016, with its infant...
‘Investment in new technology’ drives Arrabawn’s 2015 results

Agri-Business

‘Investment in new technology’ drives Arrabawn’s 2015 results

Arrabawn Co-op has reported an operating profit of €2.1m for 2015 which Chairman Sean Monahan has said is “largely down...
Australia exports 1,400 sheep to China to improve genetics of the flock

Sheep

Australia exports 1,400 sheep to China to improve genetics of the flock

Some 1,400 Australian Suffolk sheep have been shipped to China to help and improve the genetics of China’s sheep flock,...
February milk production up 5.7% in Northern Ireland

N.Ireland

February milk production up 5.7% in Northern Ireland

The volume of milk produced on farms in Northern Ireland in February increased by 5.7% compared to the corresponding month...
UFU calls on the Commission to re-register glyphosate

N.Ireland

UFU calls on the Commission to re-register glyphosate

The Ulster Farmers’s Union (UFU) has called on the European Commission to re-register glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide...
JCB produces its 200,000th Loadall handler

Machinery

JCB produces its 200,000th Loadall handler

The JCB Loadall telescopic handler has passed a major milestone – the production of the 200,000th machine. First manufactured in...
5 key points on fertiliser application for spring crops

Arable

5 key points on fertiliser application for spring crops

There has been a small area drilled with spring barley so far, Teagasc has reported in its spring crops update. However,...
Roz Purcell found out about insect farming on Big Week on the Farm

Rural Life

Roz Purcell found out about insect farming on Big Week on the Farm

The penultimate episode of Big Week on the Farm was an eventful one, with guest presenter Roz Purcell tasting live...
No signs of Chinese pork import demand slowing as prices remain high

Pig/Poultry

No signs of Chinese pork import demand slowing as prices remain high

There is little sign of demand for imported pork in China slowing down, according to AHDB Pork. Wholesale pork prices...
Meat processors call for Government to intervene in Mercosur deal

Beef

Meat processors call for Government to intervene in Mercosur deal

The Government has been called on to intervene with the European Commission from making an offer to the Mercosur bloc in...
World dairy prices to remain under pressure until 2017 – Rabobank

Dairy

World dairy prices to remain under pressure until 2017 – Rabobank

Global dairy markets are to remain weak throughout 2016, according to Rabobank, but that the outlook remains positive as consumption...
Farmer shoots 15ft alligator which he claims ate his cattle

World News

Farmer shoots 15ft alligator which he claims ate his cattle

A farmer in the US has shot dead what is claimed to be a 15ft long alligator after he believed...
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