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.

Record number of farmers complete Single Farm Payment application online

Agri-Business

Record number of farmers complete Single Farm Payment application online

The number of farmers completing their Single Farm Payments online reached a record high this year according to the Minister...

First milk market observatory meeting discusses market outlook

Dairy

First milk market observatory meeting discusses market outlook

The first meeting of the Milk Market Observatory economic board took place recently. The meeting was opened with presentations by DG...

33,000 farmers lose out on €10 million over ineligible land

Agri-Business

33,000 farmers lose out on €10 million over ineligible land

To date the Lamb Parcel Identification Scheme (LPIS) review has resulted in just over €10 million of Single Payment Scheme...

Keenan reporting huge interest from dairy farmers ahead of sales

Machinery

Keenan reporting huge interest from dairy farmers ahead of sales

Keenan Systems is reporting huge interest in its machines at the moment particularly from the dairy sector with the abolition...

Chief State Solicitor to examine irregular milk movements

Dairy

Chief State Solicitor to examine irregular milk movements

Following an investigation conducted by the Department of Agriculture into possible milk quota irregularities involving a large Glanbia milk supplier...

Beef crisis meeting to be held by UK and Irish farm unions

Beef

Beef crisis meeting to be held by UK and Irish farm unions

Following urgent discussions held between the UK Farm Unions and IFA Livestock Chairmen on Wednesday it has been confirmed that...

Beef

British farmers protest at ABP plant amid claims over Polish imports

British farming organisation Farmers For Action (FFA) staged a protest last night at ABP’s Shrewsbury plant in England near the...

Glanbia appoints new Global Corporate Affairs Director

Agri-Business

Glanbia appoints new Global Corporate Affairs Director

Glanbia plc has appointed Michael Patten as Global Corporate Affairs Director accountable for group-wide public affairs, reputation, communications and sustainability. He...

Cut silage yields super, but quality dropping

Beef

Cut silage yields super, but quality dropping

While this year’s silage harvest is ahead of schedule, a lot of grass has headed out and quality is now...

Surge in spring lamb supply drives sheep kill up 15% in a week

Sheep

Surge in spring lamb supply drives sheep kill up 15% in a week

The spring lamb throughput in factories increased by over 8,000 head last week. According to statistics from the Department of...

Fertiliser demand picks up with silage activity

Agri-Business

Fertiliser demand picks up with silage activity

Demand for fertiliser has picked this week with the silage season in full swing. This is according to the IFA’s...

World needs another 100 billion litres of milk by 2020

Agri-Business

World needs another 100 billion litres of milk by 2020

The demand for milk shows no sign of abating either with the world expected to require another 100 billion litres...

26% drop in imports of NI sheep for slaughter

Sheep

26% drop in imports of NI sheep for slaughter

Increased demand from processors in Northern Ireland (NI) for lambs/hoggets has increased the proportion of NI origin lambs slaughtered in...

‘Focus on milking routine to see benefits in milk quality’

Dairy

‘Focus on milking routine to see benefits in milk quality’

Eight Aurivo milk suppliers from seven counties were recognised for their excellence in milk production at the annual Aurivo Milk...

‘Clean cows vital to low TBC’

Dairy

‘Clean cows vital to low TBC’

Eight Aurivo milk suppliers from seven counties were recognised for their excellence in milk production at the annual Aurivo Milk...

Milk quality key for profitablility

Dairy

Milk quality key for profitablility

Eight Aurivo milk suppliers from seven counties were recognised for their excellence in milk production at the annual Aurivo Milk...

‘Bonus for quality milk really counts’

Dairy

‘Bonus for quality milk really counts’

Eight Aurivo milk suppliers from seven counties were recognised for their excellence in milk production at the annual Aurivo Milk...

Steer prices steady at €3.90 – €3.95/kg

Beef

Steer prices steady at €3.90 – €3.95/kg

The beef trade remains steady week with prices similar to last week on the back of continued strong supply. This...