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.

EU extends storage aid for dairy products as markets remain poor

Dairy

EU extends storage aid for dairy products as markets remain poor

The private storage aid for butter and skimmed milk powder will be extended until September 30, 2016, following the approval...
Fonterra slashes milk price (now equivalent to 19c/L)

Dairy

Fonterra slashes milk price (now equivalent to 19c/L)

Fonterra has announced that it is cutting its 2015/16 forecast milk price to $4.15/kgMS, which is the equivalent of 19c/L....
New grocery laws set to be signed off

Agri-Business

New grocery laws set to be signed off

New regulations aimed at regulating certain practices in the grocery goods sector are set to come into force shortly. It is...
EU storage aid scheme for pigmeat closed after just 3 weeks

Other

EU storage aid scheme for pigmeat closed after just 3 weeks

The pigmeat Private Storage Aid Scheme (PSA) open since 4 January 2016 has been closed. The decision comes following a...
Here’s how Glanbia plans to support milk prices in 2016

Agri-Business

Here’s how Glanbia plans to support milk prices in 2016

The Board of Glanbia Co-operative Society Limited has announced the creation of a “2016 Member Support Package” worth, at least,...
Yellow card system to end some of the stress on farmers – Hogan

EU

Yellow card system to end some of the stress on farmers – Hogan

The new yellow card CAP simplification measure is to help end some of the stress and anxiety farmers feel when...
Investigation finds Tesco UK ‘intentionally’ delayed payments to suppliers

Agri-Business

Investigation finds Tesco UK ‘intentionally’ delayed payments to suppliers

The UK’s new Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon has told Tesco to introduce significant changes to practices and systems after...
New Zealand dairy co-op slashes forecast payout (cites overpaying for milk in Europe)

Dairy

New Zealand dairy co-op slashes forecast payout (cites overpaying for milk in Europe)

Westland Milk Products, New Zealand’s second biggest dairy co-operative, today announced a drop in its pay-out predictions for 2015-16, saying...
China sneezes, dairy markets catch a cold

Dairy

China sneezes, dairy markets catch a cold

The performance of the Chinese economy is starting to impact of world dairy markets, according to Nathan Penny, Rural Economist with...
40,000t of milk powder offered to EU intervention last year

Dairy

40,000t of milk powder offered to EU intervention last year

EU Member States offered over 40,000t of skimmed milk powder to intervention last year latest figures from the Milk Market...
Farmers urged not to risk importing bluetongue

Beef

Farmers urged not to risk importing bluetongue

Farmers have been warned not to let their guard down in the fight against Bluetongue disease. Ulster Farmers Union (UFU)...
New rules on what’s butter and what’s not butter

Agri-Business

New rules on what’s butter and what’s not butter

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has published a guidance note on the use of the term butter in...
Dairygold launches new Fixed Milk Price Scheme

Dairy

Dairygold launches new Fixed Milk Price Scheme

In a move that has been in the offing for several months, Dairygold has launched a new Fixed Milk Price...
Low oil prices – good for the diesel tank but not milk tank

Dairy

Low oil prices – good for the diesel tank but not milk tank

One would imagine that the slump in world low oil prices in recent months should be warmly welcomed by  farmers....
Dairy market recovery rests on three key events

Dairy

Dairy market recovery rests on three key events

The past year saw one of the most sustained periods of low prices seen since world markets crashed in 2007/08...
Cattle trade in Britain on downwards trajectory

Beef

Cattle trade in Britain on downwards trajectory

Following the stability over the holiday period, in the first full week of trading this year the cattle trade in...
‘Farmers have real fears around the lack of competition in beef processing’

Beef

‘Farmers have real fears around the lack of competition in beef processing’

Livestock farmers have real fears and concerns around the lack of competition and dominance in beef processing as well as...
Pick up in the sale of EU milk powder into intervention

Dairy

Pick up in the sale of EU milk powder into intervention

There has been a significant increase in the last three weeks of European countries selling milk powder into public intervention,...
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