Margaret Donnelly

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Margaret Donnelly - Author - Agriland.ie

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.

John Deere launches new compact tractors 

Machinery

John Deere launches new compact tractors 

John Deere has launched new mid-chassis 3R Series and large-chassis 4R Series compact tractors for 2014 to replace the previous...
New Keenan area manager for Cork region

Agri-Business

New Keenan area manager for Cork region

Keenan has appointed a new area manager for the Cork region. It says that due to continuing growth and expansion...
Sugar, salt and fat taxes impact food sales

Agri-Business

Sugar, salt and fat taxes impact food sales

Non-harmonised taxes on high sugar, salt and fat products such as soft drinks, sweet and salty foodstuffs do induce a...
‘Most antibiotic resistance in human infections is not of farm-animal origin’

Environment

‘Most antibiotic resistance in human infections is not of farm-animal origin’

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has refuted claims that most antibiotic resistance in human infections is of farm-animal origin. Robin...
New Holland Roll-Belt variable chamber round baler gets upgrade

Machinery

New Holland Roll-Belt variable chamber round baler gets upgrade

  Over the past 40 years, New Holland has produced over 235,000 roll belt balers, and in celebration of this...
Two deaths last week brings farm deaths to 16

Other

Two deaths last week brings farm deaths to 16

In the same week as National Farm Safety Day, two farm deaths have occurred, including the death of Offaly’s U-21...
Food fraud continues with no lamb in some lamb kebabs, new FSAI survey finds 

Agri-Business

Food fraud continues with no lamb in some lamb kebabs, new FSAI survey finds 

New surveys find no horse DNA in beef, but fraud persists in the fast food industry, with some lamb kebabs...
US beef production damages the environment according to new study

Beef

US beef production damages the environment according to new study

Beef production in the US is damaging to the environment, a new study has found. The study states that US...
‘Discussion Groups are not everyone’s cup of tea, and that’s ok’ 

Beef

‘Discussion Groups are not everyone’s cup of tea, and that’s ok’ 

While Teagasc has pushed farmer participation in Discussion Groups in recent times, Teagasc Director Gerry Boyle admitted this week that...
Fonterra and Abbott announce proposed dairy farm hub in China 

Agri-Business

Fonterra and Abbott announce proposed dairy farm hub in China 

Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd and Abbott have announced the signing of an agreement to develop a proposed dairy farm hub...
New study finds Moomonitor is best in class

Dairy

New study finds Moomonitor is best in class

New research, undertaken at Kansas State University, has found that scanning by ultrasonography confirmed that 88.6% of cows identified by...
Video: Weighing up improved gross margin with scales 

Beef

Video: Weighing up improved gross margin with scales 

Investing in a weighing scales was key to improving gross margin for Sligo beef farmer Trevor Boland. The part-time farmer...
EU beef prices to stabilise, Rabobank reports

Beef

EU beef prices to stabilise, Rabobank reports

EU beef prices are expected to stabilise in the short-term, according to the latest Rabobank report, Beef Quarterly Q2 2014....
€4 billion rural development fund outlined 

Agri-Business

€4 billion rural development fund outlined 

The Minster for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney has outlined the Rural Development Programme (RDP) for 2014-2020, with...
‘It’s safe – just eat it’ attitude won’t win the pro-GMO lobby any support 

Opinion

‘It’s safe – just eat it’ attitude won’t win the pro-GMO lobby any support 

I read a opinion piece recently lambasting the European attitude to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and the ignorance about science....
Tayto Park among top 10 tourist attractions 

Agri-Business

Tayto Park among top 10 tourist attractions 

Tayto Park is the 6th most popular tourist attraction in Ireland, according to Fáilte Ireland. The Co. Meath theme park...
EU asks WTO to rule on Russian pork import restrictions

EU

EU asks WTO to rule on Russian pork import restrictions

The EU has requested the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to rule over a dispute concerning the Russian ban on imports...
Earn 1c/L more by improving mastitis control 

Dairy

Earn 1c/L more by improving mastitis control 

You could be earning at least 1c/L more by improving mastitis control in your herd, according to Animal Health Ireland...
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