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.

Tweets: Cow escapes abattoir – takes to the streets of New York

World News

Tweets: Cow escapes abattoir – takes to the streets of New York

A cow recently took to the streets of New York after it managed to escape from a meat processor in...
See how much an acre of land cost last year in your province

Agri-Business

See how much an acre of land cost last year in your province

There’s been an 11% drop in the amount of money that was spent last year buying farmland on 2014 levels,...
‘Eating less meat might not lower greenhouse gas emissions’

Beef

‘Eating less meat might not lower greenhouse gas emissions’

Reduced meat consumption might not lower greenhouse gas emissions from one of the world’s biggest beef producing regions, a study...
New CAP measures do not go far enough for farmers – Carthy

EU

New CAP measures do not go far enough for farmers – Carthy

While the announced simplification of the CAP measures is a step in the right direction – they are still inadequate,...
Farmer wanted for the world’s remotest island

World News

Farmer wanted for the world’s remotest island

Have you ever wanted to farm and travel at the same time? Well now’s your chance as the world’s remotest...
Carbery, Dairygold and Aurivo set December milk prices

Dairy

Carbery, Dairygold and Aurivo set December milk prices

Carbery Co-op has followed the majority of milk processors in holding its milk price for December supplies of milk. Carbery...
UV-treated milk is safe, says European Food Safety Authority

Dairy

UV-treated milk is safe, says European Food Safety Authority

Milk treated with ultraviolet (UV) radiation after pasteurisation has been deemed ‘safe’ under the intended conditions of use as specified by the...
Video: How not to go around a corner with a trailer of bales

Rural Life

Video: How not to go around a corner with a trailer of bales

This is what happens when you go around a corner too fast with a trailer load of bales. YouTube user 66201056...
Hogan to introduce yellow card system for CAP fines

EU

Hogan to introduce yellow card system for CAP fines

European Commissioner for Agriculture, Phil Hogan is set to introduce a yellow card system for some CAP fines such as...
Global Dairy Trade records second drop of 2016

Dairy

Global Dairy Trade records second drop of 2016

The second Global Dairy Trade auction of 2016 has recorded a drop of 1.4% on the last auction held on...
New Zealand sheepmeat exports hit 15-year high

Sheep

New Zealand sheepmeat exports hit 15-year high

Sheepmeat exports from New Zealand during November 2015 reached their highest level for the month since 2000, according to AHDB....
Beef sired calf registrations at highest level since 2008 in Northern Ireland

N.Ireland

Beef sired calf registrations at highest level since 2008 in Northern Ireland

Beef sired calf registrations in Northern Ireland during 2015 totalled 338,378 head, an 8% increase on the 312,818 registered in the North...
Irish beef and sheepmeat exports to the UK fell in November

Beef

Irish beef and sheepmeat exports to the UK fell in November

Overall imports of beef into the UK in November were back 14% on last year at 20,000t, according to the...
EU investigating France’s version of the beef forum for competition law breaches

EU

EU investigating France’s version of the beef forum for competition law breaches

The European Commission has opened an investigation following roundtable livestock price talks held last summer in France. French business daily...
Arrabawn co-op sets milk price for December

Dairy

Arrabawn co-op sets milk price for December

Arrabawn is the latest co-op to set its milk price for December supplies; it has decided to hold its price...
Report says over 2.5m acres of land better suited to forestry than agriculture

Environment

Report says over 2.5m acres of land better suited to forestry than agriculture

A new report released today has identified 1.08m hectares of land currently used for agriculture that it says would be ‘better suited’...
Huge increase in November milk supplies compared to 2014

Dairy

Huge increase in November milk supplies compared to 2014

Domestic milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers was estimated at 352.1m litres for November 2015, according to the latest figures...
Glanbia, Kerry Group and Lakeland Dairies have set December milk price

Dairy

Glanbia, Kerry Group and Lakeland Dairies have set December milk price

Glanbia, Lakeland Dairies and Kerry Group have all held their milk price for December supplies of milk. Lakeland Dairies was...
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