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.

Global beef production to increase by 1% in 2016

Beef

Global beef production to increase by 1% in 2016

Global beef production levels in 2016 are to rise by 1% on 2015, the latest forecast from the US Department...
Monitoring cattle weights from space is a ‘game-changer’

Beef

Monitoring cattle weights from space is a ‘game-changer’

Monitoring cattle weight from space could soon become the norm as new research in Australia has allowed cattle to be...
Anthrax disease responsible for death of cow in the UK

World News

Anthrax disease responsible for death of cow in the UK

An isolated case of anthrax disease in a cow has been confirmed at a farm in Wiltshire in the UK...
How much processed meat should you (not) be eating?

Agri-Business

How much processed meat should you (not) be eating?

A recent World Health Organisaton (WHO) report has classified red meat as probably carcinogenic and processed meat as carcinogenic to...
A goat has been made an honorary recruit of an Aussie bomb squad

World News

A goat has been made an honorary recruit of an Aussie bomb squad

A kid by the name of Boxer has been made an honorary recruit of the New South Wales Rescue and...
Processed meat labelled ‘probably cancer causing’ by World Health Organisation

Agri-Business

Processed meat labelled ‘probably cancer causing’ by World Health Organisation

Red meat has been classified as probably carcinogenic to humans and processed meat has been classified as carcinogenic to humans in...
8-year-old boy now ‘stable’ after falling from tractor

N.Ireland

8-year-old boy now ‘stable’ after falling from tractor

An eight-year-old boy who fell from a tractor in Co. Antrim on Monday morning is now ‘stable‘ in hospital, a...
McDonald’s sales in third quarter jump 4%

Agri-Business

McDonald’s sales in third quarter jump 4%

McDonald’s global comparable sales for the third quarter of 2015 increased 4% on the corresponding quarter last year. A statement...
Northern lambs slaughtered in the Republic falls below 40%

Sheep

Northern lambs slaughtered in the Republic falls below 40%

The numbers of lambs exported live from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland for direct slaughter have moved back...
Low protein silage in Scotland could ‘slowly starve stock’

Grass

Low protein silage in Scotland could ‘slowly starve stock’

Analysis of silage samples from beef herds and sheep flocks in Scotland have been found to have disturbingly low levels...
Arla UK holds November milk price

Dairy

Arla UK holds November milk price

Arla Foods UK has held its on-account milk price for November at 23.04p/L. Arla had increased its October milk price...
Nextgen Biopesticides named agri-inventor of the year

Agri-Business

Nextgen Biopesticides named agri-inventor of the year

Nextgen Biopesticides, a company which uses selective breeding approaches to develop effective and safe biopesticides for the control of crop...
Fonterra’s credit rating downgraded… again

Agri-Business

Fonterra’s credit rating downgraded… again

Fonterra’s credit rating has been downgraded for the second time in two weeks, this time by Fitch Ratings to A...
North’s beef sired calf registrations up 10% (dairy registrations down 2.5%)

Beef

North’s beef sired calf registrations up 10% (dairy registrations down 2.5%)

There was a 10% increase in beef sired calf registrations in Northern Ireland in September 2015 from September 2014 levels,...
Dairygold announces final grain prices for 2015

Arable

Dairygold announces final grain prices for 2015

The 2015 harvest, despite some weather delays, has now been completed with good reports on the yield and quality fronts,...
Director of Slaney Foods appointed to LMC

Agri-Business

Director of Slaney Foods appointed to LMC

Gerry Maguire, Director of Slaney Foods, has been appointed to the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) by the North’s Minister...
14 top tips to ensure your winter housing is safe

Beef

14 top tips to ensure your winter housing is safe

With winter on the way; it’s time to carry out a last minute check on winter housing for livestock. Keep...
Arrabawn and Lacpatrick hold September milk price

Dairy

Arrabawn and Lacpatrick hold September milk price

Arrabawn co-op has held its September milk price at 26.00c/L and Lacpatrick has also held its September milk price at...
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