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.

Syngenta to be sold (and it’s not to Monsanto)

Agri-Business

Syngenta to be sold (and it’s not to Monsanto)

ChemChina has made an offer of $43 billion to takeover Syngenta, the Swiss agribusiness that produces agrochemicals and seeds. The Chinese...
Video: Sheep take to the field for Honda’s Superbowl 50 ad

Agri-Business

Video: Sheep take to the field for Honda’s Superbowl 50 ad

Superbowl 50 takes place this weekend in California and Honda has produced a great ad for the event with sheep....
Forest Enterprise Limited rebrands to create Veon

Agri-Business

Forest Enterprise Limited rebrands to create Veon

Forest Enterprises Limited (FEL) has announced that the company will re-brand as Veon Limited, forming the first full-service private forestry...
US cattle numbers increase 3% year-on-year

World News

US cattle numbers increase 3% year-on-year

US cattle numbers are on the up, with increases in numbers recorded in both the dairy and beef herds, the...
Video: Great footage of farming in the US on a huge scale

World News

Video: Great footage of farming in the US on a huge scale

Farming in the US is on a much bigger scale compared to here in Ireland and this great video shows...
Another drop in prices at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction

Dairy

Another drop in prices at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction

Dairy product prices decreased by 7.4% at today’s Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction. This is the third consecutive drop in...
‘Timing of lamb imports designed to undermine local prices’

N.Ireland

‘Timing of lamb imports designed to undermine local prices’

The volume of lamb imported from New Zealand and Australia through Belfast port in 2015 is deeply concerning, according to...
New grocery regulations to rebalance relationships in the food sector

Agri-Business

New grocery regulations to rebalance relationships in the food sector

A new set of regulations have been signed into law by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton,...
Over 15,000t of dairy product offered to intervention in 2016

Dairy

Over 15,000t of dairy product offered to intervention in 2016

Ireland is continuing to offer dairy product into intervention, with 631t offered to the measure in the most recent week....
Sheep housing: What you should and shouldn’t do

Sheep

Sheep housing: What you should and shouldn’t do

The particularly inclement weather of the last two months has led to many flocks being housed earlier than normal. A number of...
‘Reopening of storage scheme for pigmeat critical for EU market’

Pig/Poultry

‘Reopening of storage scheme for pigmeat critical for EU market’

The reopening of the private storage aid scheme for pigmeat will be critical for further market support in the EU,...
Video: Graphic video shows cows with their ears torn off by dogs

Dairy

Video: Graphic video shows cows with their ears torn off by dogs

Two in-calf cows on a Co. Cork dairy farm had their ears torn off them after they were attacked by...
Pics: Protesting French farmers set tyres on fire and block roads with tractors

EU

Pics: Protesting French farmers set tyres on fire and block roads with tractors

French farmers have taken to the streets of France to protest against the low prices they are receiving for their...
US milk production and cow numbers both up on 2014 levels

Dairy

US milk production and cow numbers both up on 2014 levels

In 2015, US milk production was up 1.2% on 2014 while December milk production was up 0.7%, according to the...
Global feed production is almost at 1 billion tonnes

Arable

Global feed production is almost at 1 billion tonnes

Global feed tonnage is estimated to be at 995.5m tonnes, a 1.5% increase on last year, according to the latest...
Increased cow cullings set to aid French beef production

Beef

Increased cow cullings set to aid French beef production

Increased cow culling in France this year is to help the country’s beef production to grow by over 1% this...
Arla cuts milk price as ‘supply and demand remains out of balance’

Dairy

Arla cuts milk price as ‘supply and demand remains out of balance’

Arla Foods has cut its price for February supplies of milk in the UK by 0.8p/L, bringing the UK standard...
There’s more pain ahead in the dairy market warns Fonterra CEO

Dairy

There’s more pain ahead in the dairy market warns Fonterra CEO

There is definitely going to be more pain ahead in the dairy market, according to Theo Spierings, the Fonterra CEO. Speaking...
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