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.

EU Agriculture Ministers to meet on food security

There will be an informal meeting of the Agriculture Ministers in Milan tomorrow (September 30) on the subject of how...

September 29, 2014

Agri-Business

Five farmers overpaid farm assist to the tune of €580,000

In 2013, 377 overpayments were made on the Farm Assist scheme with a total value of €2.9 million, giving an...

September 29, 2014

Environment

Improve your wall building skills with new course

Dry stone walls are an important component of the Irish landscape. They are durable and attractive field boundary features which...

September 27, 2014

Rural Life

Noonan says a number of filling stations embroiled in ‘petrol-stretching’ scam

The Revenue Commissioners have taken samples from a number of filling stations that it has claimed may have been involved...

September 27, 2014

Dairy

Analysis: How will EU milk production respond to lower prices?

EU milk supply has continued to grow in recent months and in the first six months of the year milk...

September 26, 2014

National Ploughing Championships

Some of the best sights and sounds from the Ploughing

Agriland has complied its top five list of hilarious PA announcements of 2014 and some of the best pictures that...

September 25, 2014

Dairy

Kiwi farmers say the once promising 2015 milk season now looks only breakeven

The 2014/15 season, which offered so much for New Zealand dairy farmers, has turned into a break even one for...

September 25, 2014

Dairy

‘Milk price would have to fall to 22c/L for me to be worse off than beef’

“Milk prices would have to drop to 22c/L for me to be worse off than I was in beef, when...

September 25, 2014

Dairy

VIDEO: Lely robotic milking draws the crowds at the Ploughing

The live, robotic milking demonstration from Lely has stolen the show for many visitors at the National Ploughing Championships today in...

September 24, 2014

Agri-Business

Talks set to create global fertiliser giant worth $27 billion

Reports in the business world are hinting at the creation of a global fertiliser giant with the potential merger of...

September 24, 2014

National Ploughing Championships

DeLaval showcase milking, cooling and feeding at Ploughing

DeLaval will be showcasing milking, cooling, feeding, cleaning and monitoring systems at this years National Ploughing Championships. The DeLaval VMS (voluntary...

September 24, 2014