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.

Research and advice to help dairy farmers manage through 2015

Dairy

Research and advice to help dairy farmers manage through 2015

Teagasc Moorepark Research and the Teagasc Advisory service is organising a series of dairy seminars throughout the country in late...
Farmer convicted for transporting injured animal to factory

N.Ireland

Farmer convicted for transporting injured animal to factory

A Tyrone farmer was fined in recent weeks after he was convicted of transporting an animal with a broken leg....
Northern Hemisphere winter crops off to reasonable start

Arable

Northern Hemisphere winter crops off to reasonable start

Winter crops across the northern hemisphere are generally well established and in reasonable condition, according to the Home Grown Cereals...
Kiwi farmers milk production up 3% in December

Dairy

Kiwi farmers milk production up 3% in December

Fonterra’s New Zealand milk collection in December was up 3% on December 2013 according to latest figures from the global...
Global food prices falling (except for meat)

Agri-Business

Global food prices falling (except for meat)

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisations’s (FAO) monthly Food Price Index declined in December after three months of stability. It...
UK farmer anger as co-op delays January milk cheques

Dairy

UK farmer anger as co-op delays January milk cheques

Some UK dairy farmers will see their milk cheques delayed by two weeks this month amid cash flow concerns at...
Fonterra auction analysis: Cautious optimism for global dairy commodity prices

Dairy

Fonterra auction analysis: Cautious optimism for global dairy commodity prices

The first Fonterra Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction of 2015 showed positive signs according to DairyCo with a 3.6% increase...
UK dairy farmers milk production set to break 20-year high

Dairy

UK dairy farmers milk production set to break 20-year high

UK dairy farmers are on course to produce the most milk collectively in 20 years, according to DairyCo. It says...
Sheep farmers reminded to return census form

Sheep

Sheep farmers reminded to return census form

Farmers who have yet to return there sheep census form are being reminded to do so before the January 31...
UK beef farmers warned of strong Irish competition in 2015

Beef

UK beef farmers warned of strong Irish competition in 2015

UK beef farmers have been warned of strong competition from lower-priced Irish beef imports in 2015 according to a report...
Why some European dairy farmers want supply control in times of crisis

Dairy

Why some European dairy farmers want supply control in times of crisis

The European Milk Board and the German Dairy Farmers Association (BDM) are to press in Europe for the introduction of...
Over 100 JCB machines at risk aboard stricken cargo ship

Machinery

Over 100 JCB machines at risk aboard stricken cargo ship

A total of 105 50t and 33t JCB excavators, along with backhoe loaders, telescopic handlers, loading shovels and forklifts are said...
Second consecutive price rise at Fonterra auction (3.6% this time)

Dairy

Second consecutive price rise at Fonterra auction (3.6% this time)

Fonterra’s Global Dairy Trade for dairy products saw prices rise by 3.6% in the latest auction, which took place today....
Hogan threatens to take grants off farmers if they don’t improve safety record

Rural Life

Hogan threatens to take grants off farmers if they don’t improve safety record

Farmers have been warned that they could lose EU grants if they don’t improve safety standards by Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan....
Feed use increasing at a faster rate than milk output since 1990

Dairy

Feed use increasing at a faster rate than milk output since 1990

Compound feed per cow increased at a faster annual rate than milk output per cow since 1990 despite decreases in...
Cows have individual ‘calls’ for their calves, research finds

Beef

Cows have individual ‘calls’ for their calves, research finds

A team from The University of Nottingham and Queen Mary University of London, spent 10 months studying to the ways...
North West farmers warned of liver fluke threat

Beef

North West farmers warned of liver fluke threat

Livestock farmers in the North West should be particularly vigilant for signs of liver fluke this winter according to the...
Tillage farmers may have planted more winter barley than ever before

Arable

Tillage farmers may have planted more winter barley than ever before

There have been some significant shifts in tillage farmers winter cropping choices, with barley the crop of choice on many farms...
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