Agri-Business
The agriculture sector continues to comprise the largest share of gross new SME lending, with more than €173m lent out...
Environment
“Good progress has been made by the end of the first year of the compulsory phase of the BVD eradication...
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Limited (GIIL) is set to embrace and strengthen its digital strategy over the next 12 months as...
An investigation is under way after a PSNI operation uncovered suspected illegal animal slaughter and meat operations in County Armagh...
Total Produce has recorded a strong performance in 2013 as its revenue grew by 13 per cent to €3.2bn, from...
Dairy
The deputy president of ICMSA, Pat McCormack, has welcomed the news that any dairy farmers who missed the deadline for...
The Lakeland Dairies Agribusiness Division is taking a strategic and supportive approach in meeting the future needs of dairy, beef...
Insurer FBD has reported a fall in pre-tax profits in 2013, which it said was caused by a small number...
Northern Ireland’s dairy herd stood at 281,800 cows in December 2013, a year-on-year increase of just one per cent. This...
Given the large potential expansion in the dairy herd over the next number of years, some dairy farmers are actively...
The Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme, which was launched in December by Bord Bia, has to date received and has had 243...
Beef
UPDATE: A leading veterinarian with a strong track record in dealing with fraud and corruption within the meat industry has called...
International food and ingredients firm Kerry Group has reported group revenue of €5.8bn, with a sales growth of 4.6 per...
More than 450,000ha or 6.4 per cent of the country is covered by hedgerows, individual trees and small woodland patches...
World News
According to the European Commission, the proportion of farmers receiving low amounts of direct payments decreased in 2012 relative to...
Scientists have identified genetic traits in cattle that might allow farmers to breed livestock with increased resistance to bovine tuberculosis...
Rural Life
County Kerry showed strong support for The Donal Walsh #Livelife Foundation when more than 600 people attended a health and...
The case for EirGrid’s Grid 25, based on a need to upgrade the transmission system to accommodate additional wind generation and...
