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.

Australian sheepmeat exports fell 4% in first half of year

Sheep

Australian sheepmeat exports fell 4% in first half of year

Australian sheepmeat exports fell 4% in the first half of 2015, driven by a drop in mutton shipments and despite an...
33% of parents bribe their children to eat vegetables

Rural Life

33% of parents bribe their children to eat vegetables

Some 33% of parents have admitted to bribing their children to eat vegetables, according to a survey from Tesco. A...
400 piglets and 32 sows killed in Co. Tyrone farm fire

N.Ireland

400 piglets and 32 sows killed in Co. Tyrone farm fire

Some 400 piglets and 32 sows have been killed in a fire on a Co. Tyrone farm, according to the...
Video: Help prevent mastitis by changing liners every 6 months

Dairy

Video: Help prevent mastitis by changing liners every 6 months

To help prevent mastitis, CellCheck recommends that liners are changed every 2,000 milkings, or every six months – whichever comes...
Australian shipments drive up beef imports in Japan

Beef

Australian shipments drive up beef imports in Japan

Shipments from Australia have driven Japanese beef imports up in the second quarter (Q2) of 2015, AHDB, the organisation for...
‘Collaborative approach needed to address milk price concerns’

N.Ireland

‘Collaborative approach needed to address milk price concerns’

The dairy sector needs a collaborative approach to address milk prices concerns, according to the North’s Agriculture Minister, Michelle O’Neill....
Aldi wins big at Great Taste Awards with 62 awards

Agri-Business

Aldi wins big at Great Taste Awards with 62 awards

Irish Aldi stores recently picked up 62 awards at the international 2015 Great Taste Awards, more than any other retailer in...
New Holland construction range now available from ag dealers

Machinery

New Holland construction range now available from ag dealers

Due to farmer demand, the New Holland range of construction equipment is now available in Ireland and the UK from...
North’s Ploughing Championship to return to Balmoral Park

N.Ireland

North’s Ploughing Championship to return to Balmoral Park

Northern Ireland’s Ploughing Championships are to return to Balmoral Park this year for the seventy-second running of the event. This...
Australian lamb exports to reach record levels

Sheep

Australian lamb exports to reach record levels

Australian lamb exports are to reach record levels in the second half (H2) of 2015, AHDB the English organisation for...
Driver of car stopped with sheep: ‘I took it for a treat to McDonald’s’

Rural Life

Driver of car stopped with sheep: ‘I took it for a treat to McDonald’s’

Police in the UK came across a problem of the woolly kind recently when they stopped a car on suspicion...
Müller UK and Ireland cuts September milk price to 22.35p/L

Dairy

Müller UK and Ireland cuts September milk price to 22.35p/L

Müller UK and Ireland has cut its September milk by 0.8p/L to 22.35p/L which, Müller says, reflects a continuing softening...
‘Northern arable farmers going into autumn facing losses on crops’

Arable

‘Northern arable farmers going into autumn facing losses on crops’

Many arable farmers will go into the autumn and winter of 2015 nursing potential losses on their crops, according to...
CF Industries and OCI merge to make giant fertiliser company

Agri-Business

CF Industries and OCI merge to make giant fertiliser company

CF Industries Inc. has bought OCI NV’s North American, European and Global Distribution businesses for €8 billion, including debt. The merger...
Drop in dairy product prices drives world food prices to new low

World News

Drop in dairy product prices drives world food prices to new low

A drop in dairy product prices and vegetable oils has driven world food commodity prices to their lowest July value in...
Kerry Group revenue up 4.7% to €3 billion year-on-year

Agri-Business

Kerry Group revenue up 4.7% to €3 billion year-on-year

Kerry Group has reported a 4.7% year-on-year increase in the Group’s revenue bringing it to €3 billion. The company’s Ingredients and...
China’s beef demand to grow by 2.2m tonnes by 2025 – Rabobank

Beef

China’s beef demand to grow by 2.2m tonnes by 2025 – Rabobank

China’s beef demand is to grow by 2.2m tonnes by 2025 according to Rabobank, which says that Chinese investors will...
‘The hay is ready’ means something completely different in Mafia speak!

Sheep

‘The hay is ready’ means something completely different in Mafia speak!

The Sicilian mafia was recently busted when using farming lingo as a cover to communicate with other members of the...
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