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.

Big week on the farm to feature camogie star and a chicken-plucking challenge

Rural Life

Big week on the farm to feature camogie star and a chicken-plucking challenge

Last night, on the second episode of RTE’s Big Week on the Farm, viewers saw country singer Nathan Carter deliver...
‘Flood risk group not meeting in 4 years a total insult to people affected’

Environment

‘Flood risk group not meeting in 4 years a total insult to people affected’

A steering group that was to oversee a national programme for flood risk assessment did not meet during a four-year period, a new...
Driving a tractor on a motorway – legal or not?

Rural Life

Driving a tractor on a motorway – legal or not?

A farmer in the UK was arrested recently for driving at snails pace on a motorway in the UK, where...
‘Milk supply and demand balance still has some way to go’

Dairy

‘Milk supply and demand balance still has some way to go’

Following yesterday’s positive Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction, New Zealand bank ASB has said that the rebalancing of milk supply and...
UK farmers urged to contact vets as Bluetongue outbreaks continue in France

EU

UK farmers urged to contact vets as Bluetongue outbreaks continue in France

As yet more Bluetongue outbreaks are confirmed in France, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) in the UK has urged farmers...
Global Dairy Trade up 2.1% but milk powder prices show marginal improvement

Dairy

Global Dairy Trade up 2.1% but milk powder prices show marginal improvement

The latest Global Dairy Trade auction posted a 2.1% rise in dairy product price, in its most recent auction. It...
‘Spiderpig’ born in South America as sow has piglet with 8 legs

World News

‘Spiderpig’ born in South America as sow has piglet with 8 legs

A farmer in Argentina was shocked to discover that one of his sows had given birth to a deformed piglet...
Dairy prices set to recover this year as EU production slows

Dairy

Dairy prices set to recover this year as EU production slows

Global dairy prices will recover over the rest of 2016, as EU and New Zealand milk production begins to slow,...
Man taken to hospital after crashing into trailer with hay bales

Rural Life

Man taken to hospital after crashing into trailer with hay bales

A man in his mid-30s was taken to hospital on Saturday last, April 2, after the vehicle he was driving...
EU to provide milk to 350,000 Syrian children

EU

EU to provide milk to 350,000 Syrian children

The European Commission has adopted a €30m programme which will see it provide 350,000 Syrian children with drinking milk. This...
Farming traditions in the Burren to be celebrated

Rural Life

Farming traditions in the Burren to be celebrated

Farmers and ecologists will come together later this month to celebrate the Burren in Bloom festival, organised by the Burrenbeo...
Australian milk production back 1.5% on February 2015

Dairy

Australian milk production back 1.5% on February 2015

Australian milk production is back 1.5% on February 2015, the latest figures from Dairy Australia show. The state of Victoria...
12 months on from milk quotas – what’s changed?

Dairy

12 months on from milk quotas – what’s changed?

One year ago today, the milk quota regime finally came to an end in Ireland and in EU Member States. 30...
New Zealand co-op expects two more seasons of low milk prices

Dairy

New Zealand co-op expects two more seasons of low milk prices

Global market conditions for dairy products point to at least two more seasons of low milk payouts in New Zealand,...
Intervention ceiling almost reached by Member States

Dairy

Intervention ceiling almost reached by Member States

Ireland started putting Skimmed Milk Powder back into public intervention this week after it offered 608t to the measure, figures...
Over 10,000t of hazardous fake food seized by Europol

World News

Over 10,000t of hazardous fake food seized by Europol

Over 10,000t of hazardous fake food has been seized in an operation spanning  57 countries in a joint operation between...
EU pigmeat consumption rises in 2015

Pig/Poultry

EU pigmeat consumption rises in 2015

Pigmeat consumption is on the rise in the European Union, with the average person consuming 40.9kg of pigmeat in 2015,...
Muller UK slashes May milk price due to ‘extreme market volatility’

Dairy

Muller UK slashes May milk price due to ‘extreme market volatility’

Muller UK has decided to cut its standard milk price by 0.85p/L (1.07c/L) from May 1, 2016. The average standard...
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