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.

Beef

Meat industry not getting enough credit for delivering higher prices – ABP boss

The meat industry has not received enough credit for delivering higher prices to farmers in recent years, according to ABP’s...

February 10, 2015

Rural Life

30 cases of animal cruelty in 2014 – €250,000 fines in the offing

The Department of Agriculture has investigated 30 cases of animal cruelty in 2014 and has prosecuted three cases to date. It...

February 9, 2015

Machinery

Electric drop stock feeder – designed to take the hassle out of outdoor sheep feeding

Quad-X has designed a new electric drop stock feeder, which incorporates many market leading features, including: Highest ground clearance on...

February 8, 2015

World News

World food prices fell in January

The FAO Food Price Index continued to decline in January, averaging 182.7 points for the month, or 1.9% below its...

February 6, 2015

Sheep

Pregnant women advised to avoid animals that are giving birth

Pregnant women have been advised to avoid close contact with farmed animals that are giving birth, by the Welsh Government....

February 6, 2015

Dairy

FrieslandCampina cites ‘market stabilisation’ as it ups milk price

FrieslandCampina has increased its milk price for February citing a stabilisation in global milk supplies. The FrieslandCampina guaranteed price for...

February 6, 2015

Dairy

Aurivo reveals €2m milk stability fund

Aurivo has announced the creation of a €2m milk stability fund to mitigate against the impact of poor milk prices in...

February 6, 2015

Dairy

Effect of once daily milking (OAD) on farmers’ profit

With the country well over quota at present (+6%) many dairy farmers are considering once daily milking (OAD) as an...

February 5, 2015

Dairy

Major rise at latest Global Dairy Trade auction

Fonterra’s Global Dairy Trade for dairy products saw prices rise by 9.4% in the latest auction, which took place today...

February 3, 2015

Dairy

UK milk processor introduces milk ‘price floor’ at 23p/L

UK milk processor Dairy Crest has taken action to stabilise prices for farmers. Dairy Crest has announced that following a...

February 2, 2015

Beef

Why a lot more Friesian calves may go to Spain this year

The outlook for Irish dairy calf exports to Spain in 2015 is positive, according to Cecilia Ruiz, Madrid Office Manager...

February 2, 2015

N.Ireland

‘Difficult year’ sees payments make up 87% farm incomes in Northern Ireland

Following the ‘difficult year’ experienced by farmers across all sectors in 2014, the Single Farm Payment continues to play a vital...

February 2, 2015

Dairy

Are international milk prices beginning to stabilise?

Two consecutive rises in milk prices at January Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auctions may have signalled that international dairy markets...

January 30, 2015

Watch the latest news on EU farm policy

In this Brussels Briefing on Agriculture, AGRA FACTS journalists Rose O’Donovan and Ed Bray provide an update on the latest...

January 29, 2015

Sheep

Fall in dependence on UK and France for sheepmeat exports

Ireland’s dependence on the British and French markets for sheepmeat exports has fallen by 21% since 2009, according to Bord...

January 29, 2015

Dairy

Intervention price barely covers 60% of dairy production costs, says EU farmers union

The price paid to producers for putting milk into public intervention stores barely covers 60% of production costs according to Chairman of Copa-Cogeca...

January 28, 2015