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.

‘Herds of 150 cattle or more are 50% more likely to suffer TB outbreak’

Dairy

‘Herds of 150 cattle or more are 50% more likely to suffer TB outbreak’

Herds of 150 cattle or more are 50% more likely to suffer a bovine TB outbreak than those with herds of...
Eight cattle electrocuted by falling power line

Rural Life

Eight cattle electrocuted by falling power line

Eight cattle have died in Lahinch, Co. Clare after they were electrocuted by a fallen power cable. ESB Networks confirmed...
Video: The potato harvest came to an end in Kildare recently

Rural Life

Video: The potato harvest came to an end in Kildare recently

The O’Gorman Brothers recently finished harvesting potatoes in Co. Kildare and Martin Coogan was there to film the harvest with...
Pics: World’s largest Ferguson collection to go under the hammer

Machinery

Pics: World’s largest Ferguson collection to go under the hammer

The world’s largest Ferguson collection is to go under the hammer at Cheffins auctioneers this week in the UK. Ferguson later...
Love cheese? Seamus Sheridan’s Guide to Cheese is a must

Agri-Business

Love cheese? Seamus Sheridan’s Guide to Cheese is a must

Counter Culture – The Sheridans Guide to Cheese is about more than cheese; it’s all about the cheesemakers and the...
Police return tractor to owner; after it was spotted being driven around estate

N.Ireland

Police return tractor to owner; after it was spotted being driven around estate

A New Holland tractor has been returned to its owner after it was stolen by thieves and rammed through a...
Pics: New tractors, combines and forage cruiser for New Holland at Agritechnica

Machinery

Pics: New tractors, combines and forage cruiser for New Holland at Agritechnica

New Holland has launched three new machines at this year’s Agritechnica; two new tractor models, new combines and a forage...
Can you spot the 550 sheep in this photo?

World News

Can you spot the 550 sheep in this photo?

Imagine walking out in the morning to check your 550-strong flock of sheep and you can hardly see them. That’s...
76% of the UK’s beef imports are from Ireland

Beef

76% of the UK’s beef imports are from Ireland

Some 76% of beef imports to the UK in the first eight months of the year came from the Republic...
Dairy and sugar drive world food prices up – FAO

Dairy

Dairy and sugar drive world food prices up – FAO

Major food commodity prices rose in October on September by 3.9% with dairy helping to drive the rise. The Food...
Unbrielievable: 100 wheels of cheese worth €40,000 stolen in France

World News

Unbrielievable: 100 wheels of cheese worth €40,000 stolen in France

Police in France are investigating the theft of 100 wheels of comté cheese from a dairy in the east of...
Pics: New Joskin slurry spreader ideal for wet ground

Machinery

Pics: New Joskin slurry spreader ideal for wet ground

Joskin has added a new model to its slurry spreader range: the Tetrax 2 16000S. According to the company, it...
‘Ignoring the dry period could reduce herd productivity in 2016’

Dairy

‘Ignoring the dry period could reduce herd productivity in 2016’

To ignore, or significantly shorten, the dry period could have a detrimental effect on the productivity of the herd in...
Children are a major casualty on Irish farms: 105 children died on Northern farms since 1968

N.Ireland

Children are a major casualty on Irish farms: 105 children died on Northern farms since 1968

Between 1968 and November 2015 there’s been 485 farming-related deaths in Northern Ireland, Malcolm Downey of the Health and Safety Executive...
Friday feeling: This calf thinks it’s a dog…

World News

Friday feeling: This calf thinks it’s a dog…

A Holstein calf in the US believes that he is a dog and can even be found sitting comfortably on...
UK police use sheep line-up to reunite farmers with their flock!

Sheep

UK police use sheep line-up to reunite farmers with their flock!

Some 14 sheep farmers in England have been reunited with their sheep that were stolen between 2010 and 2013 after...
Elderly woman struck by tractor in road traffic accident

Rural Life

Elderly woman struck by tractor in road traffic accident

A woman in her 70s was seriously injured yesterday (November 3) after she was struck by a tractor and trailer....
Global Dairy Trade reports downward prices for second month

Dairy

Global Dairy Trade reports downward prices for second month

Prices at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction have fallen on the last event. The results of the auction concluded...
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