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.

Southern plants paying top steer prices

Beef

Southern plants paying top steer prices

Agriland’s weekly beef export factory price report for the week ending June 25, 2014, shows a number of trends. Steers...
Minister will continue to negotiate for soft(er) landing

Dairy

Minister will continue to negotiate for soft(er) landing

Despite not getting agreement at last week’s council meeting the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney has said he will continue...
Bad milking practices cost farmers €560/week

Dairy

Bad milking practices cost farmers €560/week

Dairy farmers with an 80-cow herd could be losing up to €560 per week because of high somatic cell count...
€10.5m paid out under TB Eradication scheme in 2013

Agri-Business

€10.5m paid out under TB Eradication scheme in 2013

In 2013, the Department of Agriculture paid €10.5m to 3,376 herdowners under TB Eradication scheme. The Minister for Agriculture, Food...
EU becomes world largest agri-food exporter

Agri-Business

EU becomes world largest agri-food exporter

With agri-food exports reaching €120 billion in 2013, the EU28 became the world’s number one exporter of agricultural and food...
Town of Monaghan Co-op new Aldi milk supplier

Dairy

Town of Monaghan Co-op new Aldi milk supplier

Aldi today announced a new agreement with Town of Monaghan Co-op Ltd. that will see the co-op become Aldi’s third...
Northern Irish buyers less active in store market

Beef

Northern Irish buyers less active in store market

Northern Irish farmers have been less active in the purchase of store cattle from the Republic of Ireland in recent...
Clover on the agenda at Beef 2014

Beef

Clover on the agenda at Beef 2014

Clover will be a key topic in the Grassland Village at Beef 2014. Teagasc grass management experts Paul Phelan and James...
Country of origin labelling on council agenda

Agri-Business

Country of origin labelling on council agenda

The EU Council of Agriculture Ministers are set to discuss the laying down rules for the application of mandatory indication...
Two thirds EU of milk co-op purchased

Dairy

Two thirds EU of milk co-op purchased

Just two thirds of milk in the EU is co-op purchased, compared to over 90% of Irish milk, according to...
Irish beef imports put pressure on UK trade

Beef

Irish beef imports put pressure on UK trade

Lower priced imports of Irish beef into the UK are making it difficult for British farmers to compete, according to...
EU skim milk powder production highest since 1991

Agri-Business

EU skim milk powder production highest since 1991

EU production of Skim Milk Powder reached its highest level since 1991 in Q1 of 2014 according to DairyCo. It...
10kg of wholecrop = 16kg grass silage in dairy diet

Dairy

10kg of wholecrop = 16kg grass silage in dairy diet

A large group of dairy farmers attended a CAFRE short course on the farm of John and Simon Best, Poyntzpass....
Farming unions meet to discuss beef price issue

Beef

Farming unions meet to discuss beef price issue

Farming union leaders from the Irish Farmers’ Association, Ulster Farmers’ Union, NFU Scotland, NFU Cymru, and the National Farmers’ Union met at...
Wet May hits UK milk production

Dairy

Wet May hits UK milk production

Weather conditions meant that UK milk production dropped in May. According to DairyCo heavy rainfall across a large part of the nation...
Minister to oppose the reintroduction of milk quotas

Agri-Business

Minister to oppose the reintroduction of milk quotas

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney told the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture today that he...
Slurry gas is lethal – just one breath can kill

Agri-Business

Slurry gas is lethal – just one breath can kill

In the wake of recent farm tragedies numerous organisations involved in Irish agriculture have appealed to farmers to take all...
Out of spec’ cattle severely penalised in North, LMC analysis finds

Beef

Out of spec’ cattle severely penalised in North, LMC analysis finds

Steers and heifers over 36 months have been quoted a penalty of 60-70p/kg in some Northern Ireland plants while others...
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