Ciaran Moran

Ciaran Moran Profile Picture

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.

Glanbia announces €60m Idaho investment

Agri-Business

Glanbia announces €60m Idaho investment

In conjunction with launching its half year results today, Glanbia also announced a significant new capital investment programme within Global Ingredients...
7 ways to save electricity money on dairy farms

Dairy

7 ways to save electricity money on dairy farms

[show-rjqc id=”17″] The electricity bill can often add up to a substantial amount on dairy farms. Research from Teagasc has...
New Zealand dairy farmers facing life without inductions in 2015

Dairy

New Zealand dairy farmers facing life without inductions in 2015

Forced birth (inductions) has been used as a tool to address calving pattern issues on New Zealand dairy farms for...
UK imports of Irish beef down 3% in June

Beef

UK imports of Irish beef down 3% in June

Despite production continuing to surge ahead in the month, shipments of beef from Ireland to the UK were surprisingly back...
NI potato industry agree to collect potato promotion funding

Arable

NI potato industry agree to collect potato promotion funding

Following a meeting of potato industry stakeholders to discuss the best way forward for the industry. Potato packers, merchants and...
John Deere launches ‘information-enabled agriculture’

Machinery

John Deere launches ‘information-enabled agriculture’

John Deere recently announced a suite of innovative precision farming products at an event held at the company’s European Technology...
Russia turns to Switzerland for cheese

Dairy

Russia turns to Switzerland for cheese

With the Russian government’s EU wide ban on certain food products now taking hold Switzerland looks most likely to benefit...
Northern Minister approves application for ‘nomad’ cattle to be labelled as ‘Irish’

Beef

Northern Minister approves application for ‘nomad’ cattle to be labelled as ‘Irish’

‘Nomad’ cattle can now be labelled as ‘Irish’, the Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill announced. The Minister has...
Farmers’ cut of retail UK beef price down to 48%

Beef

Farmers’ cut of retail UK beef price down to 48%

Farmers’ share of the retail price in the UK has, in the past year, fallen from 62% to less than...
UK harvest is 45% complete

Arable

UK harvest is 45% complete

Latest reports from the HGCA show that 45% of the UK combinable area has been harvested. It says the remnants...
Swiss experience a cautionary tale on quota abolition

Dairy

Swiss experience a cautionary tale on quota abolition

“Five years after the quota system was abolished, producers still have no stable market conditions in the long run.” That...
Case launches new headers on European market

Machinery

Case launches new headers on European market

Case recently announced that it is to introduce a series of new headers to the European market. It says advanced...
Dairygold breaks records at international cheese awards

Agri-Business

Dairygold breaks records at international cheese awards

Dairygold Food Ingredients has won the coveted Kerrygold Trophy for the Best Irish Cheddar at the internationally renowned Nantwich Cheese...
Rise in rural crime costs NI rural economy £3.9m

N.Ireland

Rise in rural crime costs NI rural economy £3.9m

Ulster Farmers’ Union President Ian Marshall has stressed that rural crime is becoming more and more of an issue following...
Beef-sired calf registrations higher in July – LMC

Beef

Beef-sired calf registrations higher in July – LMC

Beef-sired calf registrations in Northern Ireland totalled 32,452 head during July 2014 compared to 29,566 registrations in July 2013. This...
UK dairy farmers feeling confident and investing

Dairy

UK dairy farmers feeling confident and investing

Increased confidence in the dairy sector is helping more producers to invest in their businesses for the future, according to...
Tractor sales up 12% in 2014

Machinery

Tractor sales up 12% in 2014

[show-rjqc id=”15″] Latest figures from the CSO announced today show that over 1,551 new tractors have been licensed in the...
Russia may look to Brazil to fill beef shortfall

Beef

Russia may look to Brazil to fill beef shortfall

With Russia recently announcing that they would be banning EU beef imports, it may be the case that Russia looks...
New Jobs Agrirecruit Farming Jobs
See More Jobs