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.

John Deere hit by falling sales and predicts a further 10% decline in 2016 sales

Agri-Business

John Deere hit by falling sales and predicts a further 10% decline in 2016 sales

John Deere has posted a decline in sales and revenues of 13% to $5.525 billion for the first quarter of...
LacPatrick and Kerry Group set milk prices for January

Dairy

LacPatrick and Kerry Group set milk prices for January

LacPatrick co-op has decided to cut its milk price to 25.25c/L for January supplies of milk, down from the 26.00c/L...
Russia plans 1.2m head pig farm to supply Chinese market

Pig/Poultry

Russia plans 1.2m head pig farm to supply Chinese market

Plans are afoot in Russia to create a pig production cluster which is to have a capacity for 1.2m head...
Video: A 14,000ac model farm…the biggest in the world?

World News

Video: A 14,000ac model farm…the biggest in the world?

This 14,000ac model farm is believed to be the largest of its kind in North America, possibly the world. It was...
Pics: Lambing 2016 is well underway on farms across the country

Sheep

Pics: Lambing 2016 is well underway on farms across the country

The 2016 lambing season has well and truly began with farmers across the country and the UK spending many hours...
Pig prices fall as farmers wait on ‘absymal’ EU aid

Pig/Poultry

Pig prices fall as farmers wait on ‘absymal’ EU aid

A leading pig farmer has slammed the €1m pig aid payment allocated to Irish pig farmers as ‘absymal’. It comes as...
North’s farmers must be highly efficient against volatility – Danske Bank

N.Ireland

North’s farmers must be highly efficient against volatility – Danske Bank

Farmers and food producers in Northern Ireland must be highly efficient if they are to overcome challenges caused by ongoing global...
Video: Meet the cow trained to jump like a horse

Rural Life

Video: Meet the cow trained to jump like a horse

A 15-year-old girl in Germany has trained her cow to jump like a horse, after her parents told her she couldn’t...
Rural crime: Trespassers instill fear among farmers

Rural Life

Rural crime: Trespassers instill fear among farmers

One farmer in north Co. Dublin is sick of being the victim of rural crime and thinks it’s time for...
Irish sheepmeat exports to UK back on December 2014 levels

Sheep

Irish sheepmeat exports to UK back on December 2014 levels

Irish shipments of sheepmeat to the UK in December 2015 were back 3% on December 2014 to 500t, according to...
Aurivo the latest co-op to set January milk price

Dairy

Aurivo the latest co-op to set January milk price

Aurivo is the latest co-op to set a price for January supplies of milk and it has followed Glanbia and...
Wheat, vegetable and pork drive EU agri-food exports up year-on-year

Agri-Business

Wheat, vegetable and pork drive EU agri-food exports up year-on-year

Wheat, vegetables and pork exports drove overall EU agri-food exports up in December 2015 on the corresponding month in 2014....
Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise in the EU – EFSA

EU

Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise in the EU – EFSA

Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise in the EU, with bacteria in humans, food and animals continuing to show resistance...
Organic milk and meat is ‘more beneficial’ than conventionally produced products

Beef

Organic milk and meat is ‘more beneficial’ than conventionally produced products

Organic milk and meat contain around 50% more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than conventionally produced products, a new study by...
Dairygold follows Glanbia in holding January milk price

Dairy

Dairygold follows Glanbia in holding January milk price

Dairygold, at its Board meeting today, decided to hold its milk price for January supplies of milk at 25.5c/L. The...
Global Dairy Trade down for fourth consecutive time

Dairy

Global Dairy Trade down for fourth consecutive time

The fourth Global Dairy Trade (GDT) of 2016 recorded a drop of 2.8%, making it the fourth consecutive drop in...
Embrace FARM sets up fourth support network

Rural Life

Embrace FARM sets up fourth support network

Bereavement support group Embrace FARM is to extend its network to Westmeath and it is meeting this Friday to kick-start...
Six police cars and helicopter involved in 16km/h tractor chase

World News

Six police cars and helicopter involved in 16km/h tractor chase

Six police cars and a helicopter from the National Police Air Service in the UK were involved in a 10m/h (16km/h)...
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