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.

Kerry Group sales up 3.2% year-on-year

Agri-Business

Kerry Group sales up 3.2% year-on-year

Kerry Group’s sales in the first nine months of the year are up 3.2% compared to the corresponding period in...
Farmers could be wasting €1,500 by not recording dry off dates

Dairy

Farmers could be wasting €1,500 by not recording dry off dates

Farmers that don’t record dry offs do not receive an accurate annual report for their herd or valid lactations for...
6.7% more calves registered on BVD programme than 2014

Beef

6.7% more calves registered on BVD programme than 2014

By the end of third quarter of 2015 just over 2m calves had been registered on the National BVD Eradication Programme,...
Investment aid scheme worth €4.3m launched for horticulture sector

Environment

Investment aid scheme worth €4.3m launched for horticulture sector

Some €4.3m has been made available for the 2016 Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture...
Here’s how to make your farm safer over the winter months

Rural Life

Here’s how to make your farm safer over the winter months

With winter comes colder weather, often freezing in Ireland, therefore it is important to ensure that all machinery on the...
John Deere adds new models to self-propelled forage harvester range

Machinery

John Deere adds new models to self-propelled forage harvester range

John Deere has announced the addition of three new models to its 8000 Series range of self-propelled forage harvesters. The...
Video: British farmer makes vodka from milk

Dairy

Video: British farmer makes vodka from milk

Vodka made from the milk of 250 dairy cows on Englands West Dorset coast will be stocked in Marks and...
Global sheepmeat supplies expected to tighten in 2016

Sheep

Global sheepmeat supplies expected to tighten in 2016

Current forecasts show that supplies from sheepmeat exporters in Australia and New Zealand are likely to decline in 2016, according...
Glanbia to make its own plastic milk bottles for the first time

Agri-Business

Glanbia to make its own plastic milk bottles for the first time

A new multi-million Glanbia Consumer Foods Ireland facility at Ballitore, Co. Kildare will manufacture its own high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic milk...
Only one country offered dairy product into intervention last week

Dairy

Only one country offered dairy product into intervention last week

France was the only country to offer dairy product into intervention for the week ending October 25, the latest figures...
Video: EU and New Zealand to start talks on Free Trade Agreement

EU

Video: EU and New Zealand to start talks on Free Trade Agreement

The EU and New Zealand have started the process for negotiations to achieve a deep and comprehensive high-quality Free Trade...
Fonterra hits milk production peak, but it’s back on last year

Dairy

Fonterra hits milk production peak, but it’s back on last year

Fonterra hit its seasonal milk production peak on October 22, 2015 with 86.9m litres of milk being processed on that...
The EU’s 2016 budget discussions start – what’s proposed for agriculture?

EU

The EU’s 2016 budget discussions start – what’s proposed for agriculture?

This week, a three-week conciliation period starts with the aim of reaching a deal between the Council and the European Parliament...
A US dairy farm has turned dung into electricity for 1,000 homes

World News

A US dairy farm has turned dung into electricity for 1,000 homes

A dairy farm in the US is turning cow dung from its 3,400 cows into enough electricity to power 1,000...
European Parliament rejects national GMO bans proposal

EU

European Parliament rejects national GMO bans proposal

A draft EU law that would enable any EU Member State to restrict or prohibit the sale and use of...
Chinese sheepmeat imports drop 22%, falling demand to blame

Sheep

Chinese sheepmeat imports drop 22%, falling demand to blame

Chinese sheepmeat imports in the first nine months of 2015 have fallen 22%, following the trend that began in the...
‘Irish and UK potato yield to be above 5-year average’

Arable

‘Irish and UK potato yield to be above 5-year average’

The Irish and UK sugar beet and potato yield for 2015 is to be above the five-year average, according to...
Just 4% of Northern Ireland farmers are under 35

N.Ireland

Just 4% of Northern Ireland farmers are under 35

Just 4% of Northern Ireland farmers are under the age of 35, according to the EU Farm Structures survey for...
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