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.

Record year for Lemken in Ireland

Machinery

Record year for Lemken in Ireland

Lemken has recorded a record year for sales growth in Ireland in 2013. That’s according to area sales manager Diarmuid...
Bigger numbers reported a marts

Beef

Bigger numbers reported a marts

Marts have reported bigger numbers on offer recently week. With the recent spell of dry weather bringing both buyers and...
‘Northern Ireland dairy more reliant on feed’

Dairy

‘Northern Ireland dairy more reliant on feed’

“Northern Ireland dairy farmers are considerably more reliant on feed than their counterparts in the South.” This is according to...
Dairy, know the score

Dairy

Dairy, know the score

As milk production expands in the next five to 10 years, what are the benchmarks that Irish dairy farmers and...
Beef kill above 30,000 for 23 out of the last 26 weeks

Beef

Beef kill above 30,000 for 23 out of the last 26 weeks

Figures from the Department of Agriculture show that that beef kill has been above 30,000 for 23 of the last...
Kerry Group donates site to Tralee community

Rural Life

Kerry Group donates site to Tralee community

Kerry Group is to hand over control of a two-and-a-half acre site of the former Denny plant in Tralee, which...
Snapshot of the mart trade

Beef

Snapshot of the mart trade

Snapshot of the mart trade Castlerea Castlerea reported 650 cattle on offer at its latest sale. It says there was...
Meat trade remains flat

Beef

Meat trade remains flat

In their most recent market update Bord Bia have noted that the cattle trade eased slightly throughout last week in...
New €5 million milk powder plant officially opened

Dairy

New €5 million milk powder plant officially opened

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D. has today opened a new €5 million milk powder...
Key regulations when transferring slurry between farms

Environment

Key regulations when transferring slurry between farms

With the weather up to recently making slurry spreading near impossible, many farmers who had slurry tanks at full capacity...
Discover AGCO draws a 7,000 strong crowd

Machinery

Discover AGCO draws a 7,000 strong crowd

More than 7,250 farmers, contractors and guests travelled to the Discover AGCO show at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Birmingham,...
John Deere to feature new balers and mower at Grass & Muck event

Machinery

John Deere to feature new balers and mower at Grass & Muck event

A new John Deere 800 Series mower-conditioner, plus three new 400 Series fixed chamber round balers, including a wrapping baler...
Origin raises full year targets

Agri-Business

Origin raises full year targets

Although revenue at Origin Enterprises was down in the first six months of the year, the group have increased its...
Competition Authority to investigate Glanbia’s acquisition of Wexford Creamery

Dairy

Competition Authority to investigate Glanbia’s acquisition of Wexford Creamery

The Competition Authority has decided to carry out a full investigation in relation to the proposed transaction whereby Glanbia Ingredients...
New pesticide management rules for crop growers

Arable

New pesticide management rules for crop growers

From the first of January this year it has become compulsory for all professional users of plant protection products (PPPs)...
Beef quotes hold firm as prices remain low

Beef

Beef quotes hold firm as prices remain low

Beef prices remained steady in spite of increases in supplies being marketed last week. This is according to Bord Bia’s latest...
‘Grass-based switch results in profit surge’

Agri-Business

‘Grass-based switch results in profit surge’

UPDATE: More than 400 farmers attended an Open Day, on the farm of Billy Glasheen, a beef finisher just outside...
Soil and cow fertility key driver for profit

Dairy

Soil and cow fertility key driver for profit

The Teagasc/GIIL monitor farms in 2013 underlined the importance of fertility both in terms of the cows and the soil. Agriland...
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