Seán Cummins

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Seán Cummins holds an honours degree in Animal Science for UCD. At Agriland, he has a particular focus on the beef, dairy and sheep sectors. Hailing from Co. Wexford, he comes from the typical Irish part-time farm.

Pics & video: Behind the scenes on an organic farm finishing 700 cattle

Beef

Pics & video: Behind the scenes on an organic farm finishing 700 cattle

Scale is not always associated with organic beef production, but one Co. Tipperary beef farmer is changing the game. John...
Narrowing of beef price to have little impact on cross-border trade – LMC

N.Ireland

Narrowing of beef price to have little impact on cross-border trade – LMC

The narrowing of the Irish and Northern Irish beef price will have little impact on the cross-border beef trade, according...
38% of Northern Irish steer carcasses fail to met retail spec – LMC

Beef

38% of Northern Irish steer carcasses fail to met retail spec – LMC

About 38% of the steers slaughtered in Northern Ireland this year do not meet the requirements of the retail specification,...
FrieslandCampina posts higher 2015 profits due to lower purchasing costs

Agri-Business

FrieslandCampina posts higher 2015 profits due to lower purchasing costs

Dutch dairy giant – FrieslandCampina – has posted higher profits in 2015 compared to the year earlier, recent accounts published...
Large scale US dairy farms set to increase milk production

Dairy

Large scale US dairy farms set to increase milk production

US dairy farmers are likely to grow their operations in the near future, according to Rabobank Dairy Analyst Tom Bailey....
UK dairy processors struggle to find markets for extra milk and cheese

Agri-Business

UK dairy processors struggle to find markets for extra milk and cheese

UK dairy processors are finding it extremely difficult to find markets for milk and cheese this spring, due to the...
Beef farmers in Northern Ireland lose £2m due to over-age cattle – LMC

Beef

Beef farmers in Northern Ireland lose £2m due to over-age cattle – LMC

Beef farmers in Northern Ireland lost over £2m (€2.56m) in 2015 due to over-age animals, according to the Livestock and...
‘Planting just uplands is not enough to combat carbon emissions’

Environment

‘Planting just uplands is not enough to combat carbon emissions’

Planting the upper lands of Ireland is not enough to combat Ireland’s carbon emissions when farmers on the lower lands...
Improved Fonterra facility to process four times more milk than Belview

Agri-Business

Improved Fonterra facility to process four times more milk than Belview

Fonterra recently unveiled three new processing plants at its Edendale facility on the South Island of New Zealand. The development, which...
Late spring turnout sees incidents of mastitis cases jump 100%

Beef

Late spring turnout sees incidents of mastitis cases jump 100%

The number of E-coli mastitis cases on dairy farmers has doubled this spring compared to the same period last year,...
Europe expected to plant 600,000ha of forestry to combat climate change

Environment

Europe expected to plant 600,000ha of forestry to combat climate change

Investment in forestry over the next five years will have a big impact on the environment, as it will result...
New Zealand lamb exports set to fall by 6.3% in 2016

Sheep

New Zealand lamb exports set to fall by 6.3% in 2016

A reduction in the size of the New Zealand sheep flock will lead to a fall in the volume of...
Australian government clears the way for sale of 18,000 cow dairy farm

World News

Australian government clears the way for sale of 18,000 cow dairy farm

The Australian government has cleared the way for the sale of the countries largest and oldest dairy farm to a...
No movement in lamb price – Week-on-week sheep kill drops by 5%

Sheep

No movement in lamb price – Week-on-week sheep kill drops by 5%

There has been no movement in lamb price this week as procurement managers battle over fit and under fit lambs...
UK farmers facing an 80% chance of a bluetongue outbreak

World News

UK farmers facing an 80% chance of a bluetongue outbreak

There is an 80% chance that UK farms will suffer a bluetongue outbreak before the end of the summer, a...
Fertiliser giant Yara sees earnings drop by 24% with reduced worldwide sales

Agri-Business

Fertiliser giant Yara sees earnings drop by 24% with reduced worldwide sales

Yara – the Norwegian fertiliser giant – has reported a 24% reduction in earnings in the final quarter of 2015,...
Pre-export brucellosis testing to be lifted in Northern Ireland

N.Ireland

Pre-export brucellosis testing to be lifted in Northern Ireland

Pre-export testing for brucellosis in Northern Ireland will be abolished from February 1, 2016, the Department of Agriculture and Rural...
EU agri-food exports rise by €500m in November

Agri-Business

EU agri-food exports rise by €500m in November

The value of EU agri-food exports in November 2015 amounted to €10.9 billion, approximately €500 million higher than in November...
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