Ciaran Moran

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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.

Cull cow prices recovering across the EU

Beef

Cull cow prices recovering across the EU

In the first three months of 2015 cow prices in the EU have started to recover, according to EBLEX. The...
Farmers need to be vigilant when buying bulk fertiliser – IFA

Arable

Farmers need to be vigilant when buying bulk fertiliser – IFA

Farmers need to be extremely vigilant when purchasing bulk fertiliser (either delivered bulk or bulk spread), the IFA has warned in...
Mercedes set to enter the pickup market

Machinery

Mercedes set to enter the pickup market

Parent company of Nissan and Mercedes, Daimler has announced it is jointly developing a double-cab 1t pickup. The Mercedes-Benz pickup...
Dairy farm walk: Journey from 50-220 cows on fragmented Sligo farm

Dairy

Dairy farm walk: Journey from 50-220 cows on fragmented Sligo farm

A farm walk titled “Dairy Potential in the North-West; Dealing with Land Fragmentation” will take place on Joseph Dunphy’s farm...
Kiwi milk production slumped 6% in February

Dairy

Kiwi milk production slumped 6% in February

Milk production in New Zealand has fallen 6% in February, compared to the previous month, according to DairyCo. It says...
Pics: Sucklers top €2,410 at Castlerea dispersal sale

Beef

Pics: Sucklers top €2,410 at Castlerea dispersal sale

Plenty of buyers were on show at a dispersal sale of 52 suckler cows and calves at Castlerea Mart Roscommon...
All you need to know about new country of origin labelling rules

Agri-Business

All you need to know about new country of origin labelling rules

New rules on country of origin labelling came into effect recently and will apply to sheepmeat, pigmeat and poultry. Here’s...
€729m invested in dairy plants in last 2 years, here’s where

Agri-Business

€729m invested in dairy plants in last 2 years, here’s where

Data from Enterprise Ireland shows that over the past two years some €729m has been invested in 36 dairy and...
Sales of legs of lamb double in run up to Easter

Sheep

Sales of legs of lamb double in run up to Easter

Lamb remains a firm favourite with the Irish public for Easter Sunday, according to Declan Fennell, Sheep Sector Manager with...
Gloves-looking after your cows and hands – AHI

Dairy

Gloves-looking after your cows and hands – AHI

Considering the broad range of jobs you do daily as a farmer, it is going to be very difficult to...
Fears of future beef market collapse due to dairy calf boom

Beef

Fears of future beef market collapse due to dairy calf boom

The beef market could collapse in 18 months time, if export markets for increased supplies of Friesian calves are not...
Global Dairy Trade takes another major hit

Dairy

Global Dairy Trade takes another major hit

Dairy product prices have fallen significantly again at the most recent Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction. The event represents the...
Milk quotas come to an end after 31 years

Dairy

Milk quotas come to an end after 31 years

Tuesday, March 31, was the last day of the milk quota regime. Introduced in 1984 as a temporary measure to...
Europe urged to ‘act responsibly’ as milk quotas end

Dairy

Europe urged to ‘act responsibly’ as milk quotas end

As EU milk quotas come to an end this week, all countries have been urged to act responsibly and collectively...
North/South steer price gap ‘noticibly wider’ than last year – LMC

Beef

North/South steer price gap ‘noticibly wider’ than last year – LMC

Last week the steer price differential between Northern Ireland and the Republic was €170 greater than the same week last...
Commission proposal for 1.39% cut to CAP payments in 2016

EU

Commission proposal for 1.39% cut to CAP payments in 2016

It has been proposed that payments to farmers are to be cut by 1.39% next year in order to provide...
Sugar Expert Group meets for the first time

Arable

Sugar Expert Group meets for the first time

The European Commission has hosted the first meeting of a new Sugar Expert Group. The group is designed to help...
10 things you need to know about milk quota abolition

Dairy

10 things you need to know about milk quota abolition

The European Commission has complied a list of frequently asked questions on the abolition of milk quotas. 1. Why and...
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