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.

Man dies in farm accident in Co. Down

Rural Life

Man dies in farm accident in Co. Down

A farmer died in a farm accident in Co. Down yesterday, the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has confirmed....
‘Dairy prices unlikely to reach 2013 levels over next few years’

Dairy

‘Dairy prices unlikely to reach 2013 levels over next few years’

We’re unlikely to see dairy prices back near the record 2013 levels over the next few years, according to ASB Bank...
Video: A farming Christmas lights display like no other!

Rural Life

Video: A farming Christmas lights display like no other!

Well this is one way to make your Christmas lights display that bit different to your neighbours. Murt Toohey posted...
Dairygold makes two appointments to its Board of Directors

Agri-Business

Dairygold makes two appointments to its Board of Directors

Dairygold Co-operative Society has made two appointments to its Board of Directors following elections today (December 21). Dairygold Board Vice...
95% of eligible farmers in the North have received CAP payments

N.Ireland

95% of eligible farmers in the North have received CAP payments

Some 95% of payments to eligible applicants under the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) schemes were made to farmers in the...
Claas sales revenues hit all-time high of €3.8 billion

Machinery

Claas sales revenues hit all-time high of €3.8 billion

Claas has increased its sales revenue to a new all-time high of €3.838 billion, up from the previous year’s €3.823...
Every farmer deserves a new pair of wellies at Christmas

Rural Life

Every farmer deserves a new pair of wellies at Christmas

A pair of wellies are essential for every farmer, so why not get that farmer in your life a new...
Merial animal health to change hands

Agri-Business

Merial animal health to change hands

Sanofi and Boehringer Ingelheim recently announced that the companies have entered into exclusive negotiations to swap businesses. The proposed transaction...
Pics: Farmers send fresh milk to Juncker for not reacting to Hogan letter

Dairy

Pics: Farmers send fresh milk to Juncker for not reacting to Hogan letter

Dairy farmers from across Europe have been sending fresh milk to European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker. According to the European...
10 tips on dealing with premature births or abortions in cows

Beef

10 tips on dealing with premature births or abortions in cows

For infectious abortions, the interval between infection of the dam and abortion can be weeks, according to Animal Health Ireland (AHI)....
5 farming toys from the Smyths catalogue

Rural Life

5 farming toys from the Smyths catalogue

Looking at the Smyths catalogue to see what children want of Santa for Christmas is a tradition in many houses...
Video: Farmer creates ‘Merry Christmas’ in snow with tractor

Rural Life

Video: Farmer creates ‘Merry Christmas’ in snow with tractor

What do you get when you mix a John Deere, a drone and 10 inches of snow? Prunty Farms in...
Beef exports to UK down 18% on October 2014

Beef

Beef exports to UK down 18% on October 2014

Shipments of beef to the UK were back 18% in October 2015 compared to the same month in 2014, according to...
Video: All I want for Christmas is this Zetor Ferrari tractor!

Machinery

Video: All I want for Christmas is this Zetor Ferrari tractor!

At this year’s Agritechnica fair, Zetor unveiled its Zetor by Pininfarina (the designers of Ferrari) to commemorate the tractor manufacturers...
Rabobank expects brakes to be applied to milk production in 2016

Dairy

Rabobank expects brakes to be applied to milk production in 2016

Rabobank expects the brakes to be applied to milk production in export regions in the first half of 2016, according to...
Video: 21 tractors with 39,000 lights drive through a town

Rural Life

Video: 21 tractors with 39,000 lights drive through a town

Some 21 tractors equipped with 39,000 lights recently drove through the town of Carrick-on-Suir in Tipperary recently. Stuart Downie, the...
New Zealand dairy herd decreases for first time in 10 years

Dairy

New Zealand dairy herd decreases for first time in 10 years

In New Zealand, the number of dairy cattle has dropped for the first time since 2005, according to Statistics New...
Dairygold holds November milk price

Dairy

Dairygold holds November milk price

Dairygold is the latest co-op to hold its milk price for November milk supplies. The price it will pay for...
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