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.

Global dairy trade falls for 7th consecutive time

Dairy

Global dairy trade falls for 7th consecutive time

The Global Dairy Trade has fallen for the seventh consecutive time, down 1.3% today. The main drops were in milk...
Fonterra ‘trimming the sails’ review due in weeks

World News

Fonterra ‘trimming the sails’ review due in weeks

Fonterra is currently undergoing a review of its structure and management and is expected to report back to its farmer...
50% of Kiwi farmers face losses, but Fonterra says future is positive

Agri-Business

50% of Kiwi farmers face losses, but Fonterra says future is positive

Around 35% of New Zealand dairy farmers are due to make a loss this year, with some commentators saying that...
Fonterra concerned about global dairy demand, but says it will bounce back

Dairy

Fonterra concerned about global dairy demand, but says it will bounce back

The CEO of Fonterra, Theo Spierings, has said he is concerned about the global demand for dairy but expects global...
Coffee chain stops using milk from UK badger cull areas under pressure from protesters

Environment

Coffee chain stops using milk from UK badger cull areas under pressure from protesters

UK coffee chain Caffe Nero has stopped using milk from dairy farmers in the UK’s badger cull regions, as pressure...
5 tips to ensure you dose sheep correctly

Sheep

5 tips to ensure you dose sheep correctly

Teagasc has produced a short guide to dealing with worms in sheep. It says to dose lambs based on faecal...
Monsanto expected to increase bid to buy Syngenta

Agri-Business

Monsanto expected to increase bid to buy Syngenta

Monsanto is expected to increase its bid to buy Syngenta, after its bid of $45 billion was rejected by Syngenta....
‘High dairy production levels in New Zealand will take time to be absorbed’

Dairy

‘High dairy production levels in New Zealand will take time to be absorbed’

Dairy prices in New Zealand are expected to remain weak for the coming months, before beginning to ‘recover in earnest’...
McHale to resume normal business ‘as soon as possible’ following fire

Machinery

McHale to resume normal business ‘as soon as possible’ following fire

The McHale manufacturing plant in Ballinrobe, Mayo, is hoping to resume normal business as soon as possible, the company says,...
Fonterra offers guaranteed milk price contracts

Dairy

Fonterra offers guaranteed milk price contracts

Following its recent announcement of the 2015/16 forecast Farmgate Milk Price, applications are now open for Fonterra farmers to lock...
New Zealand dairy farmers braced for $150,000 income drop

Dairy

New Zealand dairy farmers braced for $150,000 income drop

DairyNZ is ramping up its support to dairy farmers following the announcement today by Fonterra of an opening forecast Farmgate...
Fire at McHale machinery plant in Mayo

Machinery

Fire at McHale machinery plant in Mayo

A fire has broken out at the McHale machinery plant in Mayo this evening (Tuesday). Local sources say a number...
Publication of farm payments should be applied to all sectors

Opinion

Publication of farm payments should be applied to all sectors

The publication of farm payments to farmers across Europe, including Ireland last Saturday, caused a storm in a teacup that...
‘German milk prices cover less than 70% of costs’

Dairy

‘German milk prices cover less than 70% of costs’

The average production costs in January 2015 in Germany were 45.64c/kg milk, according to the European Milk Board (EMB), which...
Global Dairy Trade down for sixth consecutive time

Dairy

Global Dairy Trade down for sixth consecutive time

The Global Dairy Trade has fallen for the sixth consecutive time, down 4.3%. The latest auction comes on the back...
Mobile test for silage quality launched by AB Vista

Grass

Mobile test for silage quality launched by AB Vista

AB Vista has launched a new mobile device for testing silage quality which, it says, is not just new to the...
Fonterra revises downwards its farmgate milk price

Dairy

Fonterra revises downwards its farmgate milk price

Fonterra Co-operative has reduced its forecast Farmgate Milk Price for the 2014/15 season to $4.40 per kgMS. Chairman John Wilson...
Kiwi bank predicts further cuts to milk prices

Dairy

Kiwi bank predicts further cuts to milk prices

New Zealand bank ASB is predicting a gloomy outlook for the dairy sector in the southern hemisphere with further cuts...
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