Margaret Donnelly

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.

Agri-Business

Nutricia sees profits fall by 97% in wake of Fonterra contamination scare

Nutricia, the New Zealand specialist infant-formula company, saw its profits drop by 97% last year. The figures come after the...

June 13, 2014

Agri-Business

EU vote allows countries decide GMO policy

EU Environmental Ministers have voted to allow individual countries decide whether or not to ban or allow the growing of...

June 12, 2014

Agri-Business

‘Planning strikes fear in farmers’

Financial planning should not just be used to get a loan or get someone out of difficulty. It should be...

June 11, 2014

Dairy

Milk price is key to dairy expansion – Donie Cashman

Milk price will be key for dairy farmers once quotas are removed, former IFA President Donie Cashman told the Teagasc...

June 10, 2014

Agri-Business

‘Men inherit farms, women do not’

The favourite son is no longer a tradition in Irish farming, but there are still issues around inheritance with Irish...

June 5, 2014

Dairy

Fonterra offers locked-in prices

Following last week’s announcement of the 2014/’15 forecast Farmgate Milk Price, Fonterra has announced it is accepting applications from farmers...

June 5, 2014

Agri-Business

Aurivo to move liquid milk to Donegal from Sligo, 30 jobs at risk

Aurivo Co-operative Society Limited has announced that it is proposing to consolidate production at its Consumer Foods business. The company...

June 4, 2014

Agri-Business

Sustainability labelling is not understood by consumers

Shoppers don’t care about sustainability when it comes to making food choices, according to new research. Professor Dr Klaus G....

June 4, 2014

Agri-Business

German milk price does still not cover production costs

According to the new results of the study on production costs, the cost of production in Germany in January 2014...

June 3, 2014

Agri-Business

Revenue at Aryzta jumps by 16%

Aryzta saw revenue rise by 16.5% in its quarter results. Financial discipline and strong cash generation remain the key strategies...

June 3, 2014

Dairy

June 1 is world milk day

Today, Sunday, June 1, is ‘world milk day’ and the United Nations is promoting its attributes as a source of...

June 1, 2014

Other

No schmallenberg cases this year

There have been no reported cases of schmallenberg in this calving/lambing season, according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and...

May 30, 2014

Environment

New technology turns manure into clean water

Michigan University is using an anaerobic digester to turn manure into clean water and says it can also extract nutrients...

May 30, 2014

Environment

‘Major challenges to achieve low-carbon future’

Ireland faces considerable challenges in moving to a low-carbon economy, according to figures released today by the Environmental Protection Agency...

May 28, 2014