Margaret Donnelly

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Her first agricultural journalism role was working in the Farming Independent as a journalist, before she became Editor of Irish Farmers Monthly and Veterinary Journal Ireland. From a beef and tillage farm on the Offaly/Tipperary border, she has a Degree in Journalism from DIT and a Masters in Marketing from Smurfit Business School.

Spring rotation planner is the ‘bible’ for Dairy Holdings LTD
Spring rotation planner is the ‘bible’ for Dairy Holdings LTD

Spring pasture management for Dairy Holdings is crucial, which says its bible is the spring rotation planner, CEO Colin Glass...

New Sulky range of fertiliser spreaders
New Sulky range of fertiliser spreaders

Sulky, the French manufacturer of fertiliser spreaders, seed drills and cultivation machinery, has introduced a new generation of fertiliser spreaders....

Lakeland Dairies acquires UK frozen yogurt maker Taste Trends
Lakeland Dairies acquires UK frozen yogurt maker Taste Trends

Lakeland Dairies has announced the acquisition of Taste Trends Ltd – the leading UK based maker of Coolicious branded fat-free...

Infant formula exports to China doubled in 2014
Infant formula exports to China doubled in 2014

The volume of infant formula exports to China doubled in 2014, although overall exports of infant formula are estimated to...

Fella launches heavy duty disc mowers to farming range
Fella launches heavy duty disc mowers to farming range

The Fella SM 3570 TL Mower is one of four models in Fella’s new centre-mounted range of heavy duty tractor-mounted...

Have your say on the battle to wipe out bovine TB in Northern Ireland
Have your say on the battle to wipe out bovine TB in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has urged the public to have its say on plans to eradicate bovine TB in...

Apply now for 2015 Nitrates Derogation
Apply now for 2015 Nitrates Derogation

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney has announced that farmers and their agents can now submit...

MEPs vote today on new GMO rules
MEPs vote today on new GMO rules

The European Council has agreed to a proposal to give Member States more flexibility to deal with GMO regulation on...

Four words to help reduce your superlevy bill
Four words to help reduce your superlevy bill

Dairy consultant Matt Ryan had four words to help farmers reduce their superlevy bill at the Irish Grassland Association Dairy...

How western companies can navigate animal protein market in China
How western companies can navigate animal protein market in China

The demand in China for animal protein products from around the world shows great growth potential, according to Rabobank. However,...

‘Serious lessons have to be learned from farming deaths in 2014’
‘Serious lessons have to be learned from farming deaths in 2014’

The founder of Embrace FARM – the organisation established last year to provide support for families affected by fatal farm...

Monsanto posts ‘ahead of expectations’ results for Q1
Monsanto posts ‘ahead of expectations’ results for Q1

Monsanto has posted its first quarter results for 2014 which, it says, delivered earnings per share ahead of expectations. “We...

‘Simplification of the CAP is not simple’
‘Simplification of the CAP is not simple’

Simplification of the CAP is not simple, according to Professor Alan Matthews, who says that while EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil...

Dairygold Board elects new Chairman and Vice Chairman
Dairygold Board elects new Chairman and Vice Chairman

In its first meeting of 2015 the Board of Dairygold Co-Operative Society elected a new Chairman, James Lynch a dairy...

EU beef separating into premium and ground beef market – Rabobank
EU beef separating into premium and ground beef market – Rabobank

The EU beef market is increasingly separating into a premium and ground beef market with divergent price developments, according to...

‘EU-US trade deal could secure 2 million jobs’
‘EU-US trade deal could secure 2 million jobs’

Securing the potential 2 million jobs that a successful EU-US trade deal (TTIP) could create in Europe is a goal...

Young Scientist study looks at effects of raw milk on asthma sufferers
Young Scientist study looks at effects of raw milk on asthma sufferers

Second year students from Bandon Grammar School’s project looks at the effects of raw milk on asthma sufferers at the...

New Holland upgraded T8 tractor range set for UK debut at LAMMA 2015
New Holland upgraded T8 tractor range set for UK debut at LAMMA 2015

New Holland will debut its upgraded T8 tractor range at LAMMA in January. The T8 Tractor Series upgraded with ECOBlue...