Agri-Business
€10.5m paid out under TB Eradication scheme in 2013
In 2013, the Department of Agriculture paid €10.5m to 3,376 herdowners under TB Eradication scheme. The Minister for Agriculture, Food...
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EU becomes world largest agri-food exporter
With agri-food exports reaching €120 billion in 2013, the EU28 became the world’s number one exporter of agricultural and food...
Agri-Business
Carr Group acquires Elders New Zealand
The Carr Group in New Zealand has announced that is has acquired Elders New Zealand for an undisclosed sum. Carr...
Agri-Business
Galway farmer elected new Chairman of Arrabawn
Dairy farmer, Sean Monahan, from Athenry, Galway, was elected the new Chairman of Arrabawn Co-op at a meeting of the...
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Reasons behind Russian ban ‘unclear’
The reasons behind the Russian ban on Irish offal and restrictions of other foods remain unclear, according to the Department...
Agri-Business
Global milk markets continued to slide in May
According to DairyCo, global wholesale milk markets moved down further in May as milk production in the Northern Hemisphere reached...
Agri-Business
Country of origin labelling on council agenda
The EU Council of Agriculture Ministers are set to discuss the laying down rules for the application of mandatory indication...
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...
Agri-Business
Comment: Time to review Fonterra's sacred cow?
There’s a cow – not an elephant – in the room where New Zealand’s trade performance is discussed. The cow...
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EU skim milk powder production highest since 1991
EU production of Skim Milk Powder reached its highest level since 1991 in Q1 of 2014 according to DairyCo. It...
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...
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...
Agri-Business
Minister to oppose the reintroduction of milk quotas
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney told the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture today that he...
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Slurry gas is lethal – just one breath can kill
In the wake of recent farm tragedies numerous organisations involved in Irish agriculture have appealed to farmers to take all...
Agri-Business
Record number of farmers complete Single Farm Payment application online
The number of farmers completing their Single Farm Payments online reached a record high this year according to the Minister...
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33,000 farmers lose out on €10 million over ineligible land
To date the Lamb Parcel Identification Scheme (LPIS) review has resulted in just over €10 million of Single Payment Scheme...
Agri-Business
Friesland Campina ups milk price for June
The FrieslandCampina guaranteed price for raw milk for June 2014 is €42.00/100kg of milk. The guaranteed price is €1.75 higher...
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...
