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.

Poll: Dairy farmers: What’s your cost of production?

Dairy

Poll: Dairy farmers: What’s your cost of production?

Farmers are being advised to ensure their cost production is as low as possible as milk prices continue to fall....
More countries sell dairy product into intervention

Other

More countries sell dairy product into intervention

Poland and Belgium last week moved to follow Lithuania’s lead in selling dairy product into intervention. It now means that...
EU dairy product quotes fall as much as 5% in 2 weeks

Dairy

EU dairy product quotes fall as much as 5% in 2 weeks

The European Milk Market Observatory meet in Brussels yesterday (Tuesday) and officials from the European Commission are not likely to...
Russians cut back on food products as EU ban continues

World News

Russians cut back on food products as EU ban continues

Import restrictions coupled with the devaluation of the ruble have made Russian imports more expensive, therefore eroding the purchasing power...
Agriculture ministers to meet in September on EU dairy ‘crisis’

Dairy

Agriculture ministers to meet in September on EU dairy ‘crisis’

Following the growing concern about the economic situation in the dairy and in the livestock sectors in certain Member States...
Poll shows most farmers pull in to let traffic pass out (only 12% don’t bother)

Rural Life

Poll shows most farmers pull in to let traffic pass out (only 12% don’t bother)

The summer months are particularly busy on Irish farms and there is a noticeable increase in the number of tractors...
Under 30mth spec here to stay – Beef processors

Beef

Under 30mth spec here to stay – Beef processors

Meat Industry Ireland (MII) welcomed what it called ‘the good progress’ made on key issues by the parties to the...
What is intervention and how does it work?

Dairy

What is intervention and how does it work?

With milk prices throughout Europe continuing on a downward trend, there have been many calls for the intervention price to...
Do farmers have to pull over to let traffic pass?

Rural Life

Do farmers have to pull over to let traffic pass?

Traffic tailbacks behind tractors during the summer months can be common place across the country. The issue can be one...
More EU milk channelled into skim milk powder and butter

Dairy

More EU milk channelled into skim milk powder and butter

The continuation of the Russian import ban is translating mainly into lower exports of cheese despite a strong re-direction of trade to...
Exceptionally high EU sugar production in 2014/2015

Arable

Exceptionally high EU sugar production in 2014/2015

2014/2015 has been confirmed to be an exceptional year for EU sugar production, according to the European Commission. It says...
Purchasing groups make ‘huge’ fertiliser savings as EU prices remain high

Agri-Business

Purchasing groups make ‘huge’ fertiliser savings as EU prices remain high

Despite oil prices falling significantly in early 2015, fertiliser prices remain stubbornly high in the EU and the European Commission...
Why 15,000 people are set to attend Virginia Show this year

Rural Life

Why 15,000 people are set to attend Virginia Show this year

Virginia Show attracts over 15,000 people to Cavan every year and this year there is again set to be an...
EU’s latest projections for EU milk production in 2015 released

Dairy

EU’s latest projections for EU milk production in 2015 released

Despite lower milk prices, EU milk deliveries in 2015 are expected to be nearly 1% above 2014, according to the European...
76% of farmers started driving tractors before leaving primary school

Rural Life

76% of farmers started driving tractors before leaving primary school

Some 76% of farmers drove a tractor for the first time before they were 12 years old, according to an...
Know the legal age for driving a tractor? It’s different on a farm…

Rural Life

Know the legal age for driving a tractor? It’s different on a farm…

With a 13-year-old boy stopped by Northern police for driving a tractor under the legal age limit it’s important to...
Warning issued after 13-year-old found driving tractor on public road

Rural Life

Warning issued after 13-year-old found driving tractor on public road

Both a father and son have been reported to the Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland after the 13-year-old boy was...
European Agriculture Ministers to meet on GMOs and Russia

EU

European Agriculture Ministers to meet on GMOs and Russia

Luxembourg takes over the Presidency of the EU this month and will chair its first meeting of the Agriculture Council...
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