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National Dairy Council sponsors points jersey for An Post Rás na mBan
National Dairy Council sponsors points jersey for An Post Rás na mBan

The National Dairy Council has announced this afternoon it will sponsor the points classification jersey for Ireland’s top international cycling...

Mentoring for agri SMEs exporting to Germany, Benelux regions
Mentoring for agri SMEs exporting to Germany, Benelux regions

The Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association has issued a tender today for the provision of mentoring services to SME food and...

Planning ahead for this winter’s fodder supplies
Planning ahead for this winter’s fodder supplies

The View from Northern Ireland: Many farmers will now be completing their second cut silage, which is an appropriate time...

Calls for cross-border approach for oyster farmers
Calls for cross-border approach for oyster farmers

Calls have been made for a cross-border approach to assist in the oyster disaster in the Carlingford Lough region. South Down...

Dairymaster, Ireland’s causeway giant to the world
Dairymaster, Ireland’s causeway giant to the world

 The Big Interview: Dr Edmund Harty, CEO and technical director Dairymaster ‘In Ireland we have the best farmers in the...

AgriLand’s top stories this week
AgriLand’s top stories this week

Here’s our roundup of the top stories the past week on Agriland , a good weekend read All things rural: Full...

Grass reseeding advice
Grass reseeding advice

The View from Northern Ireland: Management notes from the staff from the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) were...

NZ botulism scare triggers recall of up to 1,000 tonnes of dairy items
NZ botulism scare triggers recall of up to 1,000 tonnes of dairy items

New Zealand authorities have sought a global recall of up to 1,000 tonnes of dairy products across seven countries after...

Agri-sector plays crucial role in economy
Agri-sector plays crucial role in economy

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) President Harry Sinclair has welcomed the Department of Agriculture’s (DARD) annual report on Northern Ireland’s Agri-Food...

Horsemeat scandal hurt Dawn
Horsemeat scandal hurt Dawn

UPDATE: Junior Minister in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Tom Hayes, has expressed his disappointment with the...

Dawn Fresh Food Fethard plant to close
Dawn Fresh Food Fethard plant to close

The directors of Dawn Fresh Foods have announced the phased closure of its production facility at Fethard, Co Tipperary commencing...

Top Canadian judge for Baileys champion cow competition
Top Canadian judge for Baileys champion cow competition

The judge of the 30th Diageo Baileys Irish Champion Cow Competition, which takes place on 21s August at the Virginia...

Crop-based biofuel could be negative for food production
Crop-based biofuel could be negative for food production

Concerns were raised in the Oireachtas recently that crop-based biofuel production, unless properly regulated, could have a negative impact on...

Say cheese
Say cheese

UPDATE: Irish cheese producers won several top awards at this week’s 116th annual Nantwich International Cheese Show in Cheshire. The...

Alltech Gobal think-in set for Ireland
Alltech Gobal think-in set for Ireland

Putting added efficiencies, profitability and sustainability top of your agenda, this is according to the organisers of Alltech Global 500,...

Dairy expansion – Are you a chicken or a pig?
Dairy expansion – Are you a chicken or a pig?

Dairy farmers need to learn from the mistakes of the Celtic tiger property boom and not leap into post-quota expansion. This...

Domestic milk intake up 3.1% in June
Domestic milk intake up 3.1% in June

The Irish milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers across Ireland was estimated at 705.2 million litres for June 2013, according to information...

Dairy giant Fonterra profits set to fall
Dairy giant Fonterra profits set to fall

It has been reported in international press agencies this morning that New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra has forecast a downgrade in...