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.

How to vaccinate spring-calving suckler herds

Beef

How to vaccinate spring-calving suckler herds

Vaccines can be a vital tool for controlling infectious diseases but it is important to remember that they are only one element...
Agri Aware to educate second-level students about the CAP

Rural Life

Agri Aware to educate second-level students about the CAP

Agri Aware is to educate second level students about the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) at the Family Farm classroom in Dublin...
North’s Minister O’Neill to visit China for trade negotiations

N.Ireland

North’s Minister O’Neill to visit China for trade negotiations

The North’s Agricultural Minister Michelle O’Neill is to visit China at the beginning of June to further trade negotiations between...
US poultry producer to ban use of human antibiotics in chickens

Agri-Business

US poultry producer to ban use of human antibiotics in chickens

One of the US’ largest poultry producers, Tyson Foods Inc., has announced that it plans to ban the use of...
New Zealand beef production to rise this year

World News

New Zealand beef production to rise this year

Beef production in New Zealand is expected to rise for the 2014-2015 season, Beef and Lamb New Zealand says. There is...
Arla UK to hold its May milk price

Dairy

Arla UK to hold its May milk price

Arla Foods is to hold its UK milk price into May 2015, the co-operative has announced. The company is raising...
Bees may develop addiction to certain pesticides

Environment

Bees may develop addiction to certain pesticides

Bees may develop an addiction to chemicals used in pesticides, a new study published in the journal Nature has shown. Newcastle...
Video: Toyota is developing a car that will run on cow dung!

World News

Video: Toyota is developing a car that will run on cow dung!

Toyota is developing cars that can be powered off cow manure converted into hydrogen. Toyota is developing fuel cell vehicles (FCV) powered...
Arla Foods to increase production of infant formula protein by 100%

Agri-Business

Arla Foods to increase production of infant formula protein by 100%

Arla Foods Ingredients has announced that it has doubled its capacity for producing the protein alpha-lactalbumin in a bid to...
Global beef and veal exports to jump by 3% this year

Agri-Business

Global beef and veal exports to jump by 3% this year

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revised its expectations for the global beef and veal sector, forecasting exports to...
McDonald’s global sales decrease by 2.3%, Europe down 0.6%

Agri-Business

McDonald’s global sales decrease by 2.3%, Europe down 0.6%

McDonald’s have reported a 2.3% decrease in global sales in their first quarter results ending March 31. In Europe the...
Video: Top Gear’s Richard Hammond has taken to sheep herding

World News

Video: Top Gear’s Richard Hammond has taken to sheep herding

Sheep herding is helping to fill Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond’s spare time now that Top Gear is off air for...
Video: John Deere vs Fendt, who’s got the power?

Machinery

Video: John Deere vs Fendt, who’s got the power?

Have you ever wondered which has more power; a John Deere or a Fendt? Well wonder no more because these...
My toes were gone in a matter of seconds – survivor of farm accident tells his story

Rural Life

My toes were gone in a matter of seconds – survivor of farm accident tells his story

Anthony Flanagan, an agricultural contractor, lost half of his right leg in a farm accident when he went into the...
Barking mad: dog crashes tractor it’s driving!

World News

Barking mad: dog crashes tractor it’s driving!

A sheepdog called Don in Scotland managed to take control of a tractor and cause delays on the M74 motorway...
Six steps to prevent animal exposure to BVD during the breeding season

Beef

Six steps to prevent animal exposure to BVD during the breeding season

Ahead of the breeding season Animal Health Ireland (AHI) is advising that all possible steps are taken to prevent the...
China proposes to ban infant formula advertisements

Agri-Business

China proposes to ban infant formula advertisements

China is proposing a ban on infant formula advertisements in the mass media and public venues, the country’s Xinhua news agency...
New EU legislation could give Member States final say over GMO imports

EU

New EU legislation could give Member States final say over GMO imports

A new legal framework for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) imports is to be presented by the European executive at the...
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