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.

Dairy

Little change in prices at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction

The latest Global Dairy Trade has more or less held steady on the previous auction, posting a marginal 0.4% fall....

July 5, 2016

Dairy

Latest UK milk production data shows significant fall

Milk production on dairy farms in the UK continues to fall as the poor farm gate prices continue to eat...

July 5, 2016

Agri-Business

Era of high agricultural prices ‘most likely over’ says OECD

The recent period of high agricultural commodity prices is most likely over, say the OECD and FAO in their latest...

July 5, 2016

Agri-Business

CAP payments could be cut in wake of Brexit – Merkel’s No 2 says

German’s Vice Chancellor has called into question the future of farmers CAP payments from the EU. Sigmar Gabriel, who is...

July 4, 2016

Hogan commits to CAP payments for UK farmers until they leave

European Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has confirmed that UK farmers will continue to receive EU payments until the UK completely leaves...

July 4, 2016

Machinery

The Amazone sprayer grass men are going mad for

Amazone’s UF mounted sprayers continue to be extremely popular in Ireland particularly amongst grassland farmers. That’s according to Val McCauley of...

July 4, 2016

Dairy

Fonterra Australia cuts milk price for new season due to ‘market conditions’

Fonterra Australia has advised its suppliers that it forecasts a closing farmgate milk price for the 2016/17 season of $5.00kg/MS,...

July 3, 2016

Beef

Cattle prices increase in the UK (prices up almost 20c/kg since March)

Deadweight cattle prices have increased across the board in the UK with the trade once again being in a more...

June 30, 2016

Agri-Business

Small producers rearing turkeys or geese for Christmas must register

As small poultry producers start ordering turkey and goose chicks to rear for the Christmas market, the Food Safety Authority...

June 30, 2016

Glyphosate restrictions proposed by Europe include reduced pre-harvest use

The European Commission has proposed a number of restrictions to the use of glyphosate following its last-minute decision this week to...

June 30, 2016

Dairy

Dry cow treatment taken off the market after reports of cattle deaths

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is reviewing the veterinary medicine Velactis (cabergoline) after serious adverse events, including recumbency (lying down...

June 29, 2016