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.

Hogan not for turning on intervention price increase

Dairy

Hogan not for turning on intervention price increase

An increase in intervention prices for dairy products will not be proposed by the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Phil Hogan at...
ABP/Slaney tie-up to be investigated in Brussels

Agri-Business

ABP/Slaney tie-up to be investigated in Brussels

Fane Valley Co-Op and ABP Food Group have been informed that the proposed 50:50 joint venture in relation to Slaney...
Hitting market spec all important for UK beef farmers

Beef

Hitting market spec all important for UK beef farmers

Significant differences can now be seen in the beef price received in the UK between ‘in spec’ and ‘out of spec’...
British dairy production starting to slow as farmers cut feed bills

Dairy

British dairy production starting to slow as farmers cut feed bills

Milk prices below many farmers the cost of production are starting to hit British milk supplies, according to latest figures...
Concerns over EU’s ability to stop milk prices falling ‘even further’

Dairy

Concerns over EU’s ability to stop milk prices falling ‘even further’

The market support measures currently in place in the EU are starting to show signs of strain in the face...
Compulsory testing for BVD comes into effect in Northern Ireland today

N.Ireland

Compulsory testing for BVD comes into effect in Northern Ireland today

Compulsory testing for Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) virus in new-born calves comes into effect today. The programme begins today with...
The volumes of surplus wheat in the UK is up 38%

Arable

The volumes of surplus wheat in the UK is up 38%

The surplus of wheat in the UK available for either export or for free stock is up 38% on last...
European Commission set to re-licence Roundup

Agri-Business

European Commission set to re-licence Roundup

The European Commission looks set to re-licence Glyphosate the worlds most widely used and controversial weedkiller. According to reports in...
Sheep farmers still waiting on the approval of fencing for grant aid

Farm Building

Sheep farmers still waiting on the approval of fencing for grant aid

The first amendment to Ireland’s Rural Development Programme which would see key changes to GLAS, the Beef Data and Genomics...
Glanbia profits up 7% (earnings of €270m) as milk supplies up 18%

Agri-Business

Glanbia profits up 7% (earnings of €270m) as milk supplies up 18%

Glanbia has released its 2015 figures, say it delivered a “strong performance” during the year, with its performance nutrition range...
European crops still at risk from frost

Arable

European crops still at risk from frost

In many parts of Europe and particularly key arable regions the annual hardening to winter crops has not occurred. Hardening...
Danone forecasts European milk price rebound in the second half of the year

Agri-Business

Danone forecasts European milk price rebound in the second half of the year

Dairy giant Danone has forecast that milk prices are expected to edge up this year, with variations from one geographical...
Kerry profits up 10% in 2015 to €700m – share dividend up to 50c

Agri-Business

Kerry profits up 10% in 2015 to €700m – share dividend up to 50c

Trading profit at Kerry Group plc increased by 10% to €700m, in 2015, according to the global taste and nutrition...
Sterling slide against the euro could hit Irish exports

Agri-Business

Sterling slide against the euro could hit Irish exports

Sterling is on the slide against the euro as uncertainty over the UK’s referendum on membership of the EU impacts...
Grain markets nervous after Egypt rejects another wheat cargo

Arable

Grain markets nervous after Egypt rejects another wheat cargo

Egyptian quarantine authorities last week rejected another cargo of wheat for containing traces of ergot, it emerged this week. According...
One third of 2016 EU intervention scheme volumes filled in 6 weeks

Other

One third of 2016 EU intervention scheme volumes filled in 6 weeks

The EU public intervention scheme is now over one-third full just six weeks into 2016, according to latest figures from...
French Government knocks €500m off farmers tax bills

EU

French Government knocks €500m off farmers tax bills

The French Government announced yesterday that it will cut the tax bills paid by its farmers by the equivalent of...
‘Brazil is expected to export an extra 1m tonnes of beef in the coming years’

Beef

‘Brazil is expected to export an extra 1m tonnes of beef in the coming years’

Brazil is expected to deliver an additional 1 million tonnes of beef to the international market in the coming years,...
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