Ciaran Moran

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Ciaran Moran is a partner in a beef and sheep farm in Roscommon. He holds an Honours Bachelors Degree in Agricultural Science from UCD where he specialised in Food and Agribusiness Management.

UK cattle trade sees biggest fall since Christmas

Beef

UK cattle trade sees biggest fall since Christmas

The combination of subdued consumer demand and adequate supplies continues to drive some restraint amongst processors and exert downwards pressure...
Signs of uplift in EU dairy product prices – IFA

Dairy

Signs of uplift in EU dairy product prices – IFA

Latest average EU dairy product prices showed slight uplifts for the first time in weeks for butter, cheddar cheese and...
Farmers meet Ulster Bank over sale of farm loans to vulture funds

Agri-Business

Farmers meet Ulster Bank over sale of farm loans to vulture funds

The IFA and Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) met with Ulster Bank last week to raise concerns over the possible sale of...
Winter crops strongly advanced in most of Europe due to the mild winter

Arable

Winter crops strongly advanced in most of Europe due to the mild winter

Winter crops are generally in good shape and well developed in the EU due to the mild winter conditions, according...
New Zealand banks stress tested in the face of dairy crisis

Dairy

New Zealand banks stress tested in the face of dairy crisis

New Zealand’s Central Bank has conducted a stress testing exercise on the country’s banks in the wake of a slump...
Diverging trends in EU retail dairy sales per capita

Agri-Business

Diverging trends in EU retail dairy sales per capita

Over the last ten years, retail sales of dairy products followed diverging trends in the EU, according to latest research...
Some stability returns to British cattle trade

Beef

Some stability returns to British cattle trade

While the relentless malaise in the cattle trade has no doubt continued, in recent days the deadweight prime cattle trade...
Commission response to farm crisis ‘neither bold nor decisive’ says MEP

EU

Commission response to farm crisis ‘neither bold nor decisive’ says MEP

The aid package to alleviate impact of the agriculture crisis on EU farmers agreed this week has been slammed as...
Anger as UK government advises consumers to halve dairy intake

Dairy

Anger as UK government advises consumers to halve dairy intake

The future of Ireland’s most important dairy market has been dealt a blow as the UK government is advising consumers...
Glanbia sets its February milk price

Dairy

Glanbia sets its February milk price

Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (GII) has held its milk price at 24c/L including VAT for manufacturing milk at 3.6% fat and...
Commission announces measures to solve dairy crisis

EU

Commission announces measures to solve dairy crisis

The European Commission announced today a second package of exceptional measures to try and solve the deepening crisis in the...
English winter crop area lowest in three years

Arable

English winter crop area lowest in three years

The AHDB Winter Planting Survey was released last week, showing total cereals and oilseed rape planted in England as of...
Relaxing of EU quotas not the only factor in global increase in milk supply

Dairy

Relaxing of EU quotas not the only factor in global increase in milk supply

The increase in world milk supply is not only due to the ending of milk quotas in the EU, according...
Imports of Northern Irish cattle remain at low levels

Beef

Imports of Northern Irish cattle remain at low levels

Imports of cattle from Northern Ireland for further production in the Republic recorded an increase during 2015 but remain a much...
US dairy cow yields predicted to increase to 12,000/L by 2025

Other

US dairy cow yields predicted to increase to 12,000/L by 2025

A surge in milk production in the United States is being forecast for the next ten years, by its Department...
Northern Ireland’s 2016 Online Single application window now open

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland’s 2016 Online Single application window now open

Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has announced that the 2016 Online Single application system is now open. Minister O’Neill...
Over 100 sheep killed in the UK’s worst sheep attack ever

Sheep

Over 100 sheep killed in the UK’s worst sheep attack ever

In what has been described by experts as the UK’s worst sheep-worrying incident in living memory more than one hundred...
Higher EU milk production expected again in 2016

Dairy

Higher EU milk production expected again in 2016

Despite milk prices at near record lows in parts of the EU, milk production across the continent is set to...
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