Amy Forde

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.

Rural Life

Farmers are least likely people to talk about stress or depression

Irish farmers rarely discuss personal problems like stress or depression, a new major study has found. The research was carried out...

September 18, 2015

Arable

Sprayer course places still available ahead of November deadline

The deadline to become a trained and registered professional user of pesticides with the Department of Agriculture is November 26,...

September 18, 2015

Rural Life

€25,000 up for grabs at 2016 BT Young Scientist Exhibition

Time is running out for students to enter the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSE). There are only 12...

September 16, 2015

Bluetongue in France; 1.3m doses of vaccine made available

There has been an outbreak of bluetongue in a sheep and cattle herd in Allier, France, the department of agriculture in...

September 15, 2015

Agri-Business

Neil Keane elected President of the ASA

Neil Keane has been elected President of the Agricultural Science Association (ASA). Keane becomes the 65th President of the ASA,...

September 14, 2015

N.Ireland

North’s Ploughing Championships officially launched

The Northern Ireland Ploughing Association (NIPA) officially launched the 72nd International Ploughing Championships, which return to Balmoral Park on October...

September 13, 2015

Agri-Business

World food prices down 5.2% to lowest level in 7 years

World food prices hit a seven-year low in August 2015, down 5.2% from July 2015, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)...

September 13, 2015

Rural Life

Tractor Pulling Championships to take place on September 20

The All-Ireland Tractor Pulling Championships and Family Fun Day take place on Sunday, September 20 at Limerick Racecourse. Kicking off...

September 12, 2015

Sheep

Sheepmeat imports to EU up 1% year-on-year, here’s where it came from

The EU imported 1% more sheepmeat in the first half of 2015 compared to the first half of 2014, according...

September 12, 2015

Rural Life

Video: Great footage of the barley harvest in Tipperary

Harvesting has finished up on many farms across the country and Tipperary is no exception. Robbie Ingram from Templemore, Co....

September 11, 2015

Agri-Business

Zoetis Senior Executive Roy Geary wins ASA Novus award

Roy Geary, a Senior Executive with multinational animal health company Zoetis, has been selected as the overall winner of the...

September 11, 2015

Dairy

UK milk production down 1.1% year-on-year

UK milk production for the month of July is down 1.1% on the same month in 2014, according to provisional...

September 11, 2015

Dairy

New Zealand milk production could fall further than expected

Fonterra has maintained its milk volume forecast for the 2015-16 season in the range of 2-3% lower than the amount collected...

September 10, 2015

Beef

EU beef imports up 3%, exports down 1% in first half of 2015

In the first half of the year, EU beef and veal imports were up 3% on the same period last...

September 10, 2015

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland obtains Official Brucellosis Free status

The Europen Commission has approved the North’s application for Official Brucellosis Free (OBF) status, Agriculture Minister, Michelle O’Neill has confirmed....

September 9, 2015