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.

Latest UK cattle herd statistics confirm tighter supplies in 2015

Beef

Latest UK cattle herd statistics confirm tighter supplies in 2015

Latest revisions to the final livestock population statistics in the UK for June confirm that supplies of beef cattle are likely to...
Efficiency vital to deal with price volatility – Keenan boss

Dairy

Efficiency vital to deal with price volatility – Keenan boss

Efficiency in a broad sense will be a vital force for farmers to deal with price volatility, according to Keenan...
UK milk processor slashes January price by €2.50c/kg

Dairy

UK milk processor slashes January price by €2.50c/kg

The UK’s largest dairy company Arla, has slashed its January milk price by €2.5c/kg The company says the combined impact...
Calls for agriculture projects to be included in €315 billion European investment plan

EU

Calls for agriculture projects to be included in €315 billion European investment plan

Calls have been made to include EU agriculture projects in the €315 billion, Juncker Investment plan adopted by EU heads of...
VIDEO: Update latest developments in EU farm policy

EU

VIDEO: Update latest developments in EU farm policy

The latest Brussels Briefing on Agriculture from AGRA FACTS journalists Rose O’Donovan and Ed Bray provides an update on the latest...
Northern farmers meet with banks to discuss cash flow concerns

N.Ireland

Northern farmers meet with banks to discuss cash flow concerns

Representatives of the main banks in Northern Ireland met with Ulster Farmers Union this week to discuss the down turn...
Russian farmers in no rush to sell grain as currency slumps

Arable

Russian farmers in no rush to sell grain as currency slumps

Russian farmers are in no rush to sell their wheat at present as the county’s currency falls to new lows...
Could dry weather slow New Zealand farmers milk production?

Dairy

Could dry weather slow New Zealand farmers milk production?

The ongoing dry weather conditions in New Zealand have led to water usage restrictions being imposed on some dairy farmers...
Division in Europe over supports for young farmers

EU

Division in Europe over supports for young farmers

Division has emerged in Europe over support for Italian proposals on measures to aid young farmers following a meeting of...
New restrictions for Northern farmers with environmentally sensitive grassland

Environment

New restrictions for Northern farmers with environmentally sensitive grassland

From January 1, 2015, farmers in Northern Ireland will not be allowed to plough or convert permanent grassland in areas...
Prices rise 2.4% at Fonterra Global Dairy Trade auction

Dairy

Prices rise 2.4% at Fonterra Global Dairy Trade auction

Fonterra’s Global Dairy Trade for dairy products saw prices rise by 2.4% in the latest auction, which took place today....
Mince the only beef product not to rise in price in the UK in 2014

Beef

Mince the only beef product not to rise in price in the UK in 2014

Mince was the only beef product in the UK not to record an increase in price this year, according to...
Farming workers’ incomes down across the EU

EU

Farming workers’ incomes down across the EU

Farming incomes per worker in the EU decreased by 1.7% in 2014 according to first estimates issued by Eurostat, the statistical office of...
Finished cattle in Northern Ireland make €170 more than southern

Beef

Finished cattle in Northern Ireland make €170 more than southern

A gap of €170 per head exists between equivalent cattle prices in Northern Ireland and the Republic, according to latest figures from...
Feed efficiency at the heart of new Keenan InTouch AgriTech service

Machinery

Feed efficiency at the heart of new Keenan InTouch AgriTech service

At its launch recently in Kilkenny, Keenan highlighted that feed efficiency is at the heart of its new InTouch AgriTech technology....
EU consumers to benefit from better food labelling this week

Agri-Business

EU consumers to benefit from better food labelling this week

New EU food labelling rules, adopted by the European Parliament and the Council in 2011, are set to ensure that consumers...
Zetor to use Deutz engines in new models

Machinery

Zetor to use Deutz engines in new models

Zetor has announced that it is to use Deutz engines on a new model series which Zetor plans to introduce...
New sharemilkers set to be hit hardest by Fonterra milk price cut

Dairy

New sharemilkers set to be hit hardest by Fonterra milk price cut

This weeks cut in Fonterra’s milk price payout was to be expected, but it is further bad news, especially for...
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