Ciaran Moran

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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.

News Round Up

Agri-Business

News Round Up

News Round up This week took us to Golden Shears  with crowds building from early morning, the Golden Shears World Sheep Sharing...
Green light for new entrants’ dairy support initiatives

Dairy

Green light for new entrants’ dairy support initiatives

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today announced two new initiatives to assist recent and...
Keenan Launch inTouch Service for N. Ireland

Machinery

Keenan Launch inTouch Service for N. Ireland

Richard Keenan & Co. Ltd recently launched their inTouch system for Northern Ireland at a function in Hillsborough. It says...
DCU Ryan Academy helping Farmers to think like Entrepreneurs

Agri-Business

DCU Ryan Academy helping Farmers to think like Entrepreneurs

The farming community needs to become more entrepreneurial in their approach to business and look at how other sectors innovate....
Supermarkets beware farmers are watching

Beef

Supermarkets beware farmers are watching

The Ulster Farmers’ Union has welcomed the launch of the Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland’s (LMC) beef and...
Spring lamb kill more than doubles in a fortnight

Sheep

Spring lamb kill more than doubles in a fortnight

The spring lamb throughput in factories is up some 54% in two weeks, according to figures from the Department of...
Liver Fluke affects nearly 1 in 4 British Cattle

Beef

Liver Fluke affects nearly 1 in 4 British Cattle

Liver fluke in cattle is on the rise according to the latest official data released by the Food Standards Agency....
‘Insatiable demand for sheep meat imports in China’

Sheep

‘Insatiable demand for sheep meat imports in China’

Latest trade figures for April show that Chinese imports of sheep meat are still showing little sign of slowing with...
EU Commission drop Framework Directive on Soil

Environment

EU Commission drop Framework Directive on Soil

EU Commission has decided to drop plans for a Framework Directive on soil. Many farm organisations had criticised the Directive...
European Milk Board rejects TTIP agreement

Agri-Business

European Milk Board rejects TTIP agreement

European milk producers are calling for the Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement negotiations between the USA and the EU to cease....
Glanbia ups offer to Wexford Milk Suppliers

Agri-Business

Glanbia ups offer to Wexford Milk Suppliers

Following the finalisation last weekend of the purchase of Wexford Creamery by Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Ltd (GIIL), details of the...
Live cattle exports up 17%

Beef

Live cattle exports up 17%

Figures from Bord Bia show that live exports of cattle from Ireland are up some 17% since the start of...
Up to 40mm of rain in places this afternoon and evening

Other

Up to 40mm of rain in places this afternoon and evening

Met Eireann has issued a yellow weather warning for Munster, Connacht and Donegal as heavy thundery downpours are likely through...
Longford based Green Isle Foods announces 115 new jobs

Agri-Business

Longford based Green Isle Foods announces 115 new jobs

Longford’s Green Isle Foods, Consumer Foods company has today announced that the company will make a significant investment of €30m...
Case to feature full range at Cereals 2014

Machinery

Case to feature full range at Cereals 2014

Case will exhibit almost every model in its comprehensive range at Cereals 2014, including the new Quadtrac 620, Magnum CVX,...
Agrifood co-ops to highlight employment opportunities

Agri-Business

Agrifood co-ops to highlight employment opportunities

‘Foot in The Door’ an Irish co-operative industry initiative targeting potential new employees for the agrifood sector was launched today...
EU milk powder exports up significantly in Q1

Agri-Business

EU milk powder exports up significantly in Q1

In the first three months of this year EU milk powder exports were significantly up year-on-year, with SMP and WMP...
UK farmers less than happy with beef imports

Beef

UK farmers less than happy with beef imports

Last week the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney live trade of cattle to the UK is...
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