Ciaran Moran

Ciaran Moran - Author - Agriland.ie

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.

Dairy

UK becomes the fourth country to sell milk powder into intervention

The UK has become the fourth country to sell dairy product into intervention. According to latest statistics from the European...

August 13, 2015

Beef

Europe reduces its BSE testing criteria

The European Commission has reduced the amount of specified risk material (SRM) that needs to be checked under its BSE...

August 13, 2015

Dairy

‘Re-introduction of quotas by the back door would be criminally stupid’

Supply management or quotas has long proven to be a completely redundant policy measure, according to Conor Mulvihill European Affairs Executive at...

August 12, 2015

Beef

IFA says farmers disheartened by the usual factory ‘propaganda’ at Tullamore show

Cattle farmers at the Tullamore Show who are very annoyed with the recent price cuts from the factories, according to IFA...

August 12, 2015

Agri-Business

EU agri-food sector ‘remarkably’ resilient one year on from Russian ban – Commission

Just over one year ago, the Russian Govenment announced an embargo on imports of a range of agricultural products from the...

August 11, 2015

Arable

Scotland moves to ban GM cultivation

Growing genetically modified (GM) crops will not be permitted in Scotland, its Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has announced. In...

August 10, 2015

Dairy

9 out of 10 Kiwi dairy farmers to take on extra debt this year

Fonterra’s announcement that its 2015-16 Forecast Farmgate Milk Price is reducing from $5.25 to $3.85 means a further reduction of $150,000...

August 10, 2015

Dairy

Reaction as dairy trade auction sees powder price fall to 11c/L equivalent

At this week’s Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction, overall dairy prices slid 9.3% – adding in the fall from the July...

August 6, 2015

Dairy

France to call for intervention price increase at emergency Council meeting

The French Minister for Agriculture Stéphane Le Foll will call for an intervention price increase at next months emergency meeting of...

August 6, 2015

Dairy

GDT price falls ‘driven by sentiment rather than fundamentals’

Recent sharp falls at Fonterra’s Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction are being driven by weak market sentiment rather than dairy...

August 5, 2015

Agri-Business

EU agrees free trade agreement with Vietnam

The EU and Vietnam have today reached an agreement in principle in the negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA),...

August 5, 2015

Dairy

Prices slump again at Global Dairy Trade

Dairy product prices fell again at the most recent Fonterra Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction. The event represents the tenth negative...

August 4, 2015

Beef

Factories looking for more and more Angus beef cattle

The popularity of Angus beef on consumer shelves has led to factory demand for the breed increase hugely in recent...

August 4, 2015

Machinery

New battery-powered knapsack said to be lighter and quicker to re-charge

Latest Berthoud battery-powered pro sprayer is lighter, quicker to re-charge and provides consistent performance, according to its manufacturers. A new...

August 3, 2015