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.

European dairy farming has challenges, not a crisis – Hogan
European dairy farming has challenges, not a crisis – Hogan

European dairy farmers are not in a ‘crisis’ but the sector has challenges, the European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan...

More countries put product into intervention but volumes down
More countries put product into intervention but volumes down

Germany is the latest EU28 country to put dairy product into intervention – the latest figures from Europe show. Germany...

Hogan hasn’t ruled out raising dairy intervention price
Hogan hasn’t ruled out raising dairy intervention price

The European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan has said he has not ruled out raising the current intervention price for...

Germany moves to ban GM crops – follows Scotland’s lead
Germany moves to ban GM crops – follows Scotland’s lead

The German minister for agriculture Christian Schmidt has signalled that he wants to push ahead with plans to ban the...

FBD share price falls 16% on back of results
FBD share price falls 16% on back of results

FBD’s share price has dropped by 16% today on the Irish Stock Exchange on the back of operating losses of...

FBD announces plans to ‘simplify’ as part of €7m cost-savings amid serious losses
FBD announces plans to ‘simplify’ as part of €7m cost-savings amid serious losses

FBD has announced plans to ‘simplify’ its business as part of a €7m cost-saving plan announced today (Monday). It reported an...

Stolen lambs warning: poisonous to eat
Stolen lambs warning: poisonous to eat

Police in Dungannon are appealing for information following the theft of 16 lambs in the Eglish Road area on the...

Whey-based nutrition drives positive Glanbia results
Whey-based nutrition drives positive Glanbia results

Glanbia reported that a strong performance in its Global Performance Nutrition was one of the key drivers of its positive...

Lakeland Dairies cuts its July milk price
Lakeland Dairies cuts its July milk price

Lakeland Dairies has cut its July milk price by 1c/L to 27c/L (VAT inc) after the board met today (Thursday),...

No government dig out for struggling Kiwi dairy farmers
No government dig out for struggling Kiwi dairy farmers

Dairy farmers in New Zealand will not be offered special financial support from the New Zealand government, despite facing significant...

Northern Ireland summit to address ‘serious difficulties’ facing dairy farmers
Northern Ireland summit to address ‘serious difficulties’ facing dairy farmers

The Ulster Farmers Union is holding a summit for dairy farmers and the dairy industry on Thursday 27 August at...

US dairy giant quits Global Dairy Trade
US dairy giant quits Global Dairy Trade

Land O’Lakes – the fifth largest dairy in the US – has quit the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) after just...

€5m funding for organic sector launched – grants of up to €500,000 available
€5m funding for organic sector launched – grants of up to €500,000 available

The new Grant Aid Scheme for the development of the organic off-farm processing sector has been opened. The Minister of State...

Video: Cows take over supermarket aisle as farmers protest over milk price
Video: Cows take over supermarket aisle as farmers protest over milk price

Farmers for Action in the UK took action over the price of milk in an Asda supermarket by marching in...

‘Dairy pickup is on the horizon, but it’s too early to say when’
‘Dairy pickup is on the horizon, but it’s too early to say when’

While the immediate prospects for the dairy industry are not favourable, the medium and long-term prospects for the industry are...

Fonterra forecasts farmgate milk price to drop below NZ$4/kg
Fonterra forecasts farmgate milk price to drop below NZ$4/kg

Fonterra has forecast that it will payout NZ$3.85/kgMS (€2.31)to dairy farmers for the 2015/2016 season. The move comes as Fonterra...

Lakeland Dairies and Fane Valley in joint ventures worth €845m
Lakeland Dairies and Fane Valley in joint ventures worth €845m

Fane Valley and Lakeland Dairies have announced they will create two major new Joint Venture businesses which, they say, will...

EU exports to China grow, but at a slower rate (infant formula key product)
EU exports to China grow, but at a slower rate (infant formula key product)

In 2014, China’s demand for agri-food imports continued to increase, although at a lower rate (+3%) compared to growth rates...