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.

Agri-Business

Food companies Kraft and Heinz to merge

Kraft Foods Group and H.J. Heinz Company are to merge and form The Kraft Heinz Company, forming the third largest food...

March 28, 2015

N.Ireland

North’s dairy herd increases by 5.2% while beef herd drops by 5.6%

As of June 2014, there were 294,200 dairy cows in Northern Ireland, an increase of 5.2% from 2013, figures from the...

March 27, 2015

World News

Udderly amazing! Cow gives birth to quadruplet calves

A cow has given birth to four healthy quadruplet calves in Dekalb, Texas. The cow, called Number Fifteen, delivered the...

March 26, 2015

Dairy

Tesco to cut its UK milk price by over 1p/L

Tesco is cutting the price it will pay its farmers in the UK, by 1.08p/L, from May 1. Some 600...

March 26, 2015

Sheep

Traffic jams of a different kind as sheep completely block the road

This makes a change from the traffic situation in the morning. How many sheep can you count? Thousands of sheep block...

March 25, 2015

Beef

Chinese delegation visit Dawn Meats plant as part of Marketplace 2015

A Chinese delegation has visited Dawn Meats’ Carroll’s Cross plant in Co. Waterford to tour the facility and learn more about the Irish...

March 24, 2015

Arable

EU forecasts grain yields to decrease from 2014

A new report by the European Commission has predicted that EU grain yields will decrease this year despite the mild winter...

March 24, 2015

Balmoral Show

Live milking event at May’s Balmoral Show

Lely, the robotic milking manufacturers, will host a live milking exhibition at the 2015 Balmoral Show, the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society...

March 24, 2015

Agri-Business

Exports of UK dairy at a record high, Ireland remains its top market

Exports of UK dairy products are at a record high, the UKs Food and Drink Federation (FDF) says. It says...

March 24, 2015

Machinery

Farming Simulator to be released for Playstation and Xbox

The fifth generation Farming Simulator 15 will be available on Playstation and Xbox from May 19, 2015 it was announced...

March 20, 2015

Female vets earn 28% less than their male counterparts

Female vets in Europe earn, on average, 28% less than their male counterparts, a new survey by the Federation of...

March 20, 2015

N.Ireland

North’s Single Application process launched

Northern Ireland’s Single Application process has opened for 2015, Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has announced. The Single Application online service is...

March 20, 2015