Conor Finnerty

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Conor Finnerty is a recent graduate from the University of Limerick holding an Honours degree in Journalism and New Media. An east Galway native he grew up on a typical Irish family farm with a mixture of suckler cows and sheep. Having now moved to the capital his farming responsibilities are held for the weekend while his father and brother take care of business during the week.

‘Beef imported from Africa unlikely to meet Northern Irish farm standards’

Beef

‘Beef imported from Africa unlikely to meet Northern Irish farm standards’

There is a worrying level of beef being imported from Botswana in Africa, which is unlikely to meet Northern Irish...
John Deere to set ‘new standards’ in precision farming

Machinery

John Deere to set ‘new standards’ in precision farming

John Deere will aim to set new standards in precision farming with its new generation StarFire 6000 satellite receiver. The...
Record global wheat production forecast for harvest 2016 – FAO

Arable

Record global wheat production forecast for harvest 2016 – FAO

Record global wheat production forecast for this year’s harvest are helping keep inventories ample and prices low, according to the...
MEPs say no to five new GMO products

EU

MEPs say no to five new GMO products

Plans to authorise five genetically modified organism (GMO) products by the European Commission have been opposed by the European Parliament....
New knowledge sharing site for organic tillage farmers

Arable

New knowledge sharing site for organic tillage farmers

A new European initiative called OK-Net Arable has been launched to promote knowledge sharing among organic tillage farmers. Organic tillage production...
EU cattle herd increases for the fourth year in a row

Beef

EU cattle herd increases for the fourth year in a row

The European Union cattle herd increased for the fourth successive year, according to the May/June cattle census. But, the AHDB (the...
Milk production levels in Northern Ireland fall by 5% in August

Dairy

Milk production levels in Northern Ireland fall by 5% in August

The volume of milk produced on Northern Ireland farms in August of this year was 171.3m litres, 5.3% lower than August...
‘Farmers need to test for rumen fluke this year’

Beef

‘Farmers need to test for rumen fluke this year’

Farmers need to test cattle for rumen fluke as only certain doses will cure the disease, according to east-Galway Veterinary...
PICS: JCB release new models in the Fastrac range

Machinery

PICS: JCB release new models in the Fastrac range

With JCB celebrating 25 years of Fastrac production in 2016 it has decided to release two new models in the...
Future farm income crises must be prevented – EU Farmers

EU

Future farm income crises must be prevented – EU Farmers

Steps need to be taken to prevent farming crises caused by low market prices and high input costs from happening in the...
Global milk production tightens, with less available for export – Rabobank

Dairy

Global milk production tightens, with less available for export – Rabobank

Global milk production is tightening quickly and, in the face of firm domestic demand, surplus for exports has reduced sharply,...
Tesco’s operating profit up nearly 40% in the first half of 2016

Agri-Business

Tesco’s operating profit up nearly 40% in the first half of 2016

In the first half of 2016 Tesco Group reported an increase in operating profits of 38.4%, which equates to £515m...
EU Parliament vote in favour of climate change agreement

Environment

EU Parliament vote in favour of climate change agreement

The European Parliament this morning voted overwhelmingly to approve the Paris Climate Change Agreement that was brokered last year. This vote...
Russia appeal World Trade Organisation ruling on EU pork import ban

Pig/Poultry

Russia appeal World Trade Organisation ruling on EU pork import ban

Russia has appealed against the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) ruling that its ban on EU pork imports was against WTO rules,...
Northern farmers can spread slurry after closing date in exceptional circumstances

Environment

Northern farmers can spread slurry after closing date in exceptional circumstances

Northern Irish farmers can spread slurry beyond the closed period of October 15 in exceptional circumstances, the Department of Agriculture,...
Dutch dairy farmers paid more to produce milk from grazed grass

Dairy

Dutch dairy farmers paid more to produce milk from grazed grass

Dutch dairy farmers could see the payment for milk produced from grazed grass increase as FrieslandCampina plan to rise its...
UK farmer’s union strengthen Brexit strategy

EU

UK farmer’s union strengthen Brexit strategy

The National Farmers Union (NFU) has moved to refocus and strengthen its strategy on Brexit in both its government and...
£100,000 allocated for the Social Farming Capital Grant Scheme

N.Ireland

£100,000 allocated for the Social Farming Capital Grant Scheme

There has been £100,000 made available for farmers under the Social Farming Capital Grant Scheme, according to  Department of Agriculture Environment and...
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