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.

New Zealand lamb production up 1% on 2014, exports down 4%

Sheep

New Zealand lamb production up 1% on 2014, exports down 4%

New Zealand lamb production for the 2014-15 season-to-date (October 2014 to June 2015) is 1% higher than the previous year,...
Number of dairy cows in Northern Ireland reaches all time high

Dairy

Number of dairy cows in Northern Ireland reaches all time high

The number of dairy cows in Northern Ireland increased by 6% in June 2015 on June last year to 311,500...
No slip up for Fyffes as first half revenue up 8%

Agri-Business

No slip up for Fyffes as first half revenue up 8%

The world’s oldest fruit company Fyffes has readjusted its targets for 2015 on the back of strong financial growth during...
Kiwi sheep gives birth to quadruplet lambs

Sheep

Kiwi sheep gives birth to quadruplet lambs

A two-year old Southdown ewe in New Zealand has given birth to healthy quadruplet lambs – a rarity in the...
No immediate end in sight to the dairy crisis – UFU President

Dairy

No immediate end in sight to the dairy crisis – UFU President

There is no immediate end in sight to the dairy crisis and it is a “real and deep financial crisis” for...
FrieslandCampina reports first half profit of €192m

Dairy

FrieslandCampina reports first half profit of €192m

FrieslandCampina has reported a first half profit of €192m, up 85% on the first half of 2014. Margins rose due...
Northern Ireland’s Rural Development Plan approved by Commission

EU

Northern Ireland’s Rural Development Plan approved by Commission

Northern Ireland’s £623m Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014-2020 has been approved by the European Commission. This Rural Development Plan approval...
Monsanto abandons Syngenta takeover offer

Agri-Business

Monsanto abandons Syngenta takeover offer

Monsanto has abandoned its takeover offer to buy Syngenta, the company has announced. Syngenta has communicated that Monsanto’s enhanced proposal...
Strong international demand driving Australian beef industry

Beef

Strong international demand driving Australian beef industry

Strong international demand is one of the many factors driving the Australian beef industry, according to Rabobank. It says that...
Monsanto increases takeover bid for Syngenta

Agri-Business

Monsanto increases takeover bid for Syngenta

Monsanto has increased its offer to takeover Syngenta, valuing the Swiss company at around $47 billion, according to Reuters. Monsanto,...
Video: UK farmer smashes world wheat yield record with 16t/ha

Arable

Video: UK farmer smashes world wheat yield record with 16t/ha

A farmer in the UK has broken the world record for harvesting the highest-yielding wheat crop ever recorded after he...
Great fall of China hits Kerry Group’s Chinese partner Beingmate

Agri-Business

Great fall of China hits Kerry Group’s Chinese partner Beingmate

Beingmate Baby and Child Food company shares have fallen to their lowest since February 2013 after what is being dubbed...
Brian May’s trust to challenge UK badger culling trials

Rural Life

Brian May’s trust to challenge UK badger culling trials

Former guitarist with rock band Queen – Brian May – is to challenge the lawfulness of UK badger cull licences,...
Horsemeat detected in two beef products in the US

Beef

Horsemeat detected in two beef products in the US

Horsemeat has been detected in two samples of ground meat in the US by researchers at Chapman University. The research,...
‘Good crop yields and quality in Ireland; EU forecasts revised downwards’

Arable

‘Good crop yields and quality in Ireland; EU forecasts revised downwards’

Despite the fact that frequent rain has hampered the harvest in Ireland, first reports suggest good crop yields and quality...
O’Neill calls on EU to support North’s farmers

N.Ireland

O’Neill calls on EU to support North’s farmers

The EU needs to act swiftly to support farmers in Northern Ireland, according to the North’s Agricultural Minister Michelle O’Neill....
Video: Get up close and personal with some cows

Rural Life

Video: Get up close and personal with some cows

You can now get up close and personal with cows, without leaving the couch or chair that you’re sitting on....
‘Dairy farmers are in for a rough ride’

Dairy

‘Dairy farmers are in for a rough ride’

Dairy farmers are in for a rough ride for the next couple of years, according to Cork farmer John Landers....
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