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.

Supermarket opens selling only out-of-date or damaged foods

Agri-Business

Supermarket opens selling only out-of-date or damaged foods

Some 700,000t of food is thrown out in Denmark each year, and now one charity in the country has opened...
Date to have your dog micro-chipped is fast approaching

Rural Life

Date to have your dog micro-chipped is fast approaching

Dog owners and breeders in the Republic of Ireland have until March 31, 2016 to comply with new laws which...
Video: New kid on the block at Boston zoo

World News

Video: New kid on the block at Boston zoo

There’s a new kid on the block (literally) at Franklin Park Zoo in Boston after a female Nigerian dwarf goat...
Handy tips to keep milking equipment from freezing

Dairy

Handy tips to keep milking equipment from freezing

With severe frost promised this weekend, freezing weather conditions can affect farming in several ways. The problem of freezing of...
Arla UK holds milk price despite market pressure

Dairy

Arla UK holds milk price despite market pressure

Despite ongoing downward pressure on dairy markets, Arla Foods is to hold its on-account milk price for March 2016. Arla is...
North’s Department of Agriculture relocation given the green light

N.Ireland

North’s Department of Agriculture relocation given the green light

Planning permission has been granted for a new headquarters for the North’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD). Permission...
Northern Ireland’s beef and dairy herd numbers up

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland’s beef and dairy herd numbers up

The dairy herd in Northern Ireland stood at 313,600 cows in December 2015, a year-on-year increase of 2%, the latest figures...
EU intervention stocks surpass last year’s 40,280t offering

EU

EU intervention stocks surpass last year’s 40,280t offering

To date in 2016, 44,642t of skimmed milk powder (SMP) has been offered to the EU’s public intervention level –...
6 steps to reduce your farms carbon footprint and save up to €29,000

Environment

6 steps to reduce your farms carbon footprint and save up to €29,000

A new study from McDonald’s UK has identified six simple measures that can help beef farmers reduce their carbon footprint...
British farmers on Brexit: What of future supports and market impacts?

EU

British farmers on Brexit: What of future supports and market impacts?

The future of support payments from the EU and the impact a possible Brexit would have on markets were on...
Draft EU law on prevention of animal diseases agreed by MEPs

EU

Draft EU law on prevention of animal diseases agreed by MEPs

New measures to prevent and halt outbreaks of animal diseases such as avian flu or African swine fever were backed...
US milk production increased on 2014 levels and it’s showing no signs of stopping

Dairy

US milk production increased on 2014 levels and it’s showing no signs of stopping

US milk production for 2015 is up 1.3% on 2014 levels, the latest data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
Video: Three-year-old delivers lamb… all by herself!

World News

Video: Three-year-old delivers lamb… all by herself!

A three-year-old girl called Lilly made waves over the weekend on the internet after she lambed a ewe by herself and...
Over €600,000 paid out in flood relief payments to date

Environment

Over €600,000 paid out in flood relief payments to date

Some 377 applications were received by the Department of Agriculture under the Fodder Aid Scheme which was open between January...
Bird flu and currency fluctuations to impact global poultry trade

Pig/Poultry

Bird flu and currency fluctuations to impact global poultry trade

Avian influenza (bird flu) and currency exchange volatility are to continue to affect the global poultry meat trade, according to...
Video: Hundreds of sheep ‘lamp-pede’ down mountainside

World News

Video: Hundreds of sheep ‘lamp-pede’ down mountainside

This video of sheep almost cascading down the side of a mountain in New Zealand has proven to be a...
Video: Is this the world’s largest bull? He weighs 1,887kg!

World News

Video: Is this the world’s largest bull? He weighs 1,887kg!

A four-year-old bull weighing 1,887kg has been found in southwestern China and it is reported to be the biggest in...
New antimicrobial drugs should be developed – MEPs

EU

New antimicrobial drugs should be developed – MEPs

The use of existing antimicrobial drugs should be restricted and new ones should be developed, Environment and Public Health Committee...
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