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.

Upcoming seminar a must for those interested in grass measuring

Dairy

Upcoming seminar a must for those interested in grass measuring

A seminar entitled “Understanding Grass Measuring” with Barry Lynch of AgriNet is to be held tomorrow (Monday) night. Taking place...
Widely-used Monsanto herbicide probably causes cancer – WHO

Agri-Business

Widely-used Monsanto herbicide probably causes cancer – WHO

One of the most commonly used herbicides by farmers all over the country probably has the potential to cause cancer...
Cork farmers account for 13% of Farm Safety Scheme applications

Agri-Business

Cork farmers account for 13% of Farm Safety Scheme applications

Cork farmers accounted for the highest number of applications to the Farm Safety Scheme, according to figures released by the...
‘If contractors paid €9/hour they’d have no problem getting workers’

Machinery

‘If contractors paid €9/hour they’d have no problem getting workers’

Following a huge reaction to a recent Agriland article in relation to contractors’ difficulties securing staff for the busy summer season...
Video: EU not going to be flooded with milk post quota – Hogan

Dairy

Video: EU not going to be flooded with milk post quota – Hogan

The European Union will not be flooded with milk post quota despite the intentions of some Member States to increase...
Top dairy farmers make well in excess of €3,000/ha net profit

Dairy

Top dairy farmers make well in excess of €3,000/ha net profit

The top 10% of spring and winter milk producers generated a net profit of €3,255 and €3,422/ha respectively in 2014,...
IFA says beef prices are rising with factories paying 5-10c over quotes

Beef

IFA says beef prices are rising with factories paying 5-10c over quotes

Tighter cattle numbers available to meat processors has seen beef prices rise this week, according to the IFA. It says...
China continues to look west for milk powder

Dairy

China continues to look west for milk powder

Chinese dairy companies are increasingly looking westwards in search of milk powder supplies to match increasing domestic demand, according to...
CAP greening penalties to be relaxed for two years

EU

CAP greening penalties to be relaxed for two years

Potential penalties incurred by farmers under the new CAP greening regulations are to be relaxed for the first two years, according...
Milk quotas to end within days, but why were they introduced?

Dairy

Milk quotas to end within days, but why were they introduced?

With the end of the EU milk quota system less than seven days away we look back at why they...
Dunbia to create over 200 jobs in Northern Ireland

Agri-Business

Dunbia to create over 200 jobs in Northern Ireland

Dunbia is set to create 209 new jobs in at its facility in Dungannon. The announcement was made today by Enterprise,...
Slurry cages to be allowed under new Farm Safety Scheme

Agri-Business

Slurry cages to be allowed under new Farm Safety Scheme

Slurry cages will be eligible for grant aid under the next Farm Safety Scheme, according to Dr Robert Leonard a...
New European initiative to help farmers access credit

Agri-Business

New European initiative to help farmers access credit

The European Commission (EC) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have today presented a model guarantee instrument which aims to help...
Sluggish UK retail beef sales hits cattle prices

Beef

Sluggish UK retail beef sales hits cattle prices

Beef prices have eased in the UK in recent weeks largely fuelled by subdued domestic retail demand, according to EBLEX....
Increased US pigmeat production anticipated

Pig/Poultry

Increased US pigmeat production anticipated

The latest USDA red meat outlook points to increased pork production in the first quarter of this year, in line...
Rural people less confident in the economy

Rural Life

Rural people less confident in the economy

Rural people have less confidence in the economy than their urban counterparts, according to a recent survey by according to the...
Ever hear of flygrazing? It’s been banned in the UK

Rural Life

Ever hear of flygrazing? It’s been banned in the UK

Farmers in the UK have been given more powers to deal with a practice known as ‘flygrazing’ or the abandonment horses...
New sensor to make milk products safer and their production less wasteful

Agri-Business

New sensor to make milk products safer and their production less wasteful

A new project is set to develop a portable biosensor to detect spore forming harmful bacteria of environmental origins that...
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