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.

Winter barley production increases on 2014 levels – CSO

Arable

Winter barley production increases on 2014 levels – CSO

Winter barley production in Ireland continues to grow, with the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showing that...
UK farmers to march on London tomorrow in protest over low prices

EU

UK farmers to march on London tomorrow in protest over low prices

Over 1,000 UK farmers prepare to march on London tomorrow to highlight the challenges they face due to low prices....
US supermarket chain to build giant milk processing plant

World News

US supermarket chain to build giant milk processing plant

Walmart, one of the largest supermarkets in the US, is to establish a milk processing plant in Indiana in the...
Stuck behind a tractor for 2 miles? It’s really not costing you much time

Rural Life

Stuck behind a tractor for 2 miles? It’s really not costing you much time

Being stuck behind a tractor really won’t cost you that much time, motorists are being told as the number of...
Video: Blind sheep fitted with halo to stop him from bumping into things

World News

Video: Blind sheep fitted with halo to stop him from bumping into things

A blind sheep in Australia has been fitted with a halo around his head so he does not bump into...
Six cattle, including two calves, have been stolen in the North

N.Ireland

Six cattle, including two calves, have been stolen in the North

Six cattle, including two calves, have been stolen from a farm in Mullaghbawn, south Armagh and the Police Service of...
Pork and vegetables drive EU agri-food exports up in January

EU

Pork and vegetables drive EU agri-food exports up in January

EU agri-food exports rose slightly in January compared to January 2015 to €9.3 billion, according to the latest monthly statistical report...
US milk production jumps 4.6% year-on-year

Dairy

US milk production jumps 4.6% year-on-year

Milk production in the US for February 2016 increased 4.6% on the corresponding month in 2015, the latest figures from...
Have an opinion on the North’s BSE status? DARD wants to hear from you

N.Ireland

Have an opinion on the North’s BSE status? DARD wants to hear from you

A public consultation has been launched in the North seeking the views of those in the agri-food industry and the...
Nestlé to invest €25m in its Limerick research centre

Agri-Business

Nestlé to invest €25m in its Limerick research centre

Nestlé is to invest over €25m to expand its Research and Development (R&D) Centre is Askeaton, in Co. Limerick. Nestlé’s...
‘All 28 Member States need a common position on glyphosate’

EU

‘All 28 Member States need a common position on glyphosate’

All 28 Member States of the European Union need a common understandable position on glyphosate, the European Commissioner for Health and...
Northern Farmers react to EU dairy proposals

EU

Northern Farmers react to EU dairy proposals

A voluntary milk supply reduction scheme, a measure introduced by the European Commisson to solve the dairy crisis, has been...
New EU rule to boost the use of organic and waste-based fertilisers

EU

New EU rule to boost the use of organic and waste-based fertilisers

The European Commission has proposed a new regulation which will ease the access of organic and waste-based fertilisers to the...
Low cereal prices drive Europe’s protein crop area to expand by 38%

Arable

Low cereal prices drive Europe’s protein crop area to expand by 38%

Europe’s protein crop area expanded by 38% in comparison with 2014/2015, figures from the European Commission’s Short-Term Outlook shows. It...
Video: Bull makes it way onto soccer pitch and charges player

World News

Video: Bull makes it way onto soccer pitch and charges player

A bull recently made its way onto a pitch in Australia where a soccer match was underway and started charging...
Food and live animal exports up 8% on January 2015

Agri-Business

Food and live animal exports up 8% on January 2015

Exports of food and live animals in January 2016 increased by €52m (+8%) to €705m when compared January 2015, the latest...
12 cattle and a trailer stolen from a farm in Derry

N.Ireland

12 cattle and a trailer stolen from a farm in Derry

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information after 12 cattle and a cattle trailer were stolen...
Kerry follows Glanbia and Lakelands in holding milk price

Dairy

Kerry follows Glanbia and Lakelands in holding milk price

Kerry Group has decided to hold its milk price for February milk at 25c/L, a spokesperson confirmed today. This price...
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