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International dairy research
International dairy research

The World Dairy Situation 2013, the International Dairy Federationā€™s (IDF) flagship publication, was presented during the dairy policies and economics...

Independent dairy advice key, ACA President
Independent dairy advice key, ACA President

The biggest challenges facing young farmers are lack of profitability in beef, sheep and tillage enterprises; difficulty in entering dairy...

Top honour for Kerry Group founder
Top honour for Kerry Group founder

“There are huge opportunities out there. The Irish are better than any other nationality I have worked with, dealt with,...

Winter is coming
Winter is coming

For hundreds of years, Burren farmers have marked the end of summer by herding their cattle up onto winter pastures...

Chinese dairy imports set to grow rapidly
Chinese dairy imports set to grow rapidly

According to Rabobank, Chinaā€™s demand for dairy imports is set to grow for at least the next two years, as...

ā‚¬33m expansion for Dairygold in Cork
ā‚¬33m expansion for Dairygold in Cork

Dairygold Co-op is to invest ā‚¬33m in expanded facilities in Mitchelstown, Cork.Ā The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton...

Teamwork key to dairy success
Teamwork key to dairy success

“It was our goal in 2008 and we set out to get it and win,” explained Edward Fitzgerald, who yesterday...

The cut above the rest
The cut above the rest

ā€œItā€™s not as easy as it sounds,ā€ said Mary Ann Nolan,Ā  one of the organisers of the All-Ireland Annual Hedgecutting...

Alltech opens new European HQ in Dunboyne
Alltech opens new European HQ in Dunboyne

This week marked the official opening of Alltechā€™s new ā‚¬10m European headquarters. Located on the outskirts of Dunboyne in Co...

Canada, EU close in on trade deal
Canada, EU close in on trade deal

The View from Europe: Canada and the EU are on the verge of concluding a free-trade deal that has been...

Ireland leading mushroom research
Ireland leading mushroom research

The All-Ireland and UK Mushroom Conference and Trade Show: Ā At today’s mushroom conference in Monaghan, Dr Helen Grogan of Teagasc...

Superquinn sausages are back as ABP creates 12 jobs
Superquinn sausages are back as ABP creates 12 jobs

SuperValu has this morning announced that Superquinn sausages have gone on sale in all its SuperValu stores. All stores will...

Hitting the Bullseye with brand Ireland
Hitting the Bullseye with brand Ireland

Conor Hyde of Bullseye Marketing tells AgriLand about brand Ireland and our unique agri-food industry. As managing director of one...

‘Barley crops affected by disease found on common wild grass’
‘Barley crops affected by disease found on common wild grass’

A major fungal pathogen that affects barley crops is also present on a common wild grass, according to a new...

Ireland marks World Food Day
Ireland marks World Food Day

Today is World Food Day, which marks the anniversary of the setting up of the United Nations Food and Agriculture...

Grassroot success
Grassroot success

Success is hard work, simple as. Nobody knows this best than Sarah Baker of Cloughjordan House, who last weekend won...

‘Significant gains from improved mastitis controls’
‘Significant gains from improved mastitis controls’

Motivating behaviour change in mastitis control was explored by Finola Mc Coy, Animal Health Ireland at theĀ Cattle Association of Veterinary...

No extension to slurry spreading season
No extension to slurry spreading season

The deadline for the slurry spreading season, October 15, will not be extended. This is according to the Minister for...