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.

Massive fall off in imports of tractors

Machinery

Massive fall off in imports of tractors

The numbers of tractors imported in the country have slumped this year, according to latest statistics from the Central Statistics Office....
Pork sector: First signs of a decline in the EU reproductive herd

Pig/Poultry

Pork sector: First signs of a decline in the EU reproductive herd

As a consequence of the below average pigmeat prices, the first signs of a decline in the reproductive herd can...
‘Further appreciation of the euro could affect EU competitiveness’

Agri-Business

‘Further appreciation of the euro could affect EU competitiveness’

After a drop to 1.05 USD/EUR in March 2015, the euro started slowly appreciating again against the US dollar to...
Over 3,700 less cattle killed last week on same week in 2014

Beef

Over 3,700 less cattle killed last week on same week in 2014

Cattle supplies at Irish export meat plants for the week ending October 9 totalled 31,327 head, which was 10% or...
30% of private wells are contaminated with E.coli – EPA

Environment

30% of private wells are contaminated with E.coli – EPA

It is estimated that 30% of private wells in Ireland are contaminated by E. coli arising from animal or human...
Fonterra’s credit rating downgraded by Standard and Poor

Dairy

Fonterra’s credit rating downgraded by Standard and Poor

Fonterra’s credit rating has been downgraded by rating agency Standard and Poor from A to A-. In response, Fonterra’s Chief Financial...
Environment MEPs oppose national GMO import bans proposal

Environment

Environment MEPs oppose national GMO import bans proposal

A draft EU law that would enable any member state to restrict or prohibit the sale and use of EU-approved...
Will exports to Turkey relieve some pressure from the EU beef market?

Beef

Will exports to Turkey relieve some pressure from the EU beef market?

The large opportunities that exist for the EU beef sector following the re-opening of the Turkish market have been confirmed...
See how other Member States have reacted to a quota-free Europe

Dairy

See how other Member States have reacted to a quota-free Europe

The slight increase in EU milk deliveries in 2015 (at around 1%) hides significant differences in the development of milk...
EU milk production forecast to be 1% higher this year

Dairy

EU milk production forecast to be 1% higher this year

In 2015, milk deliveries in the EU are expected around 1% above last year and a further increase might be...
Fears of post quota exodus from winter milk production

Dairy

Fears of post quota exodus from winter milk production

There are fears that the post-quota era will see farmers leave winter milk production, according to the Teagasc dairy specialist,...
Kerrygold butter to be hit by new 33% US tariff

Agri-Business

Kerrygold butter to be hit by new 33% US tariff

The US has this week increased the tariff on imported butter to the tune of an extra $.51c/kg. The move increases...
Chinese milk powder imports back to ‘normal levels’

Dairy

Chinese milk powder imports back to ‘normal levels’

In China, imports of Whole Milk Powder and Skimmed Milk Powder are back to normal levels, according to the European...
Commission adopts first elements of €500m package for farmers

Dairy

Commission adopts first elements of €500m package for farmers

The first elements of the special aid package for EU farmers worth €500m, announced by the European Commission in early...
No plans to change Farm Assist criteria – Burton

Agri-Business

No plans to change Farm Assist criteria – Burton

There are no plans to change the current criteria for accessing Farm Sssist applications, according to the Minister for Social...
Flat rate dairy payment with top-up for young farmers on the cards

Dairy

Flat rate dairy payment with top-up for young farmers on the cards

Ireland’s €13.7m in targeted support for dairy farmers looks set to be distributed by means of a flat rate payment...
Non-farmers are buying more land than farmers in the UK

World News

Non-farmers are buying more land than farmers in the UK

Non-farmer buyers have overtaken farmers as the main type of buyer of farmland in the UK, according to Savills. It...
Tesco to increase number of British dairy farmers on direct contracts

Dairy

Tesco to increase number of British dairy farmers on direct contracts

Tesco UK has announced that it will increase the number of farmers on direct contracts by a quarter by spring...
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