Agri-Business
Despite horsemeat scandal, global meat industry is positive about prospects
More than 45 per cent of meat industry professionals say the horsemeat scandal has negatively affected their business, according to...
Agri-Business
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Cold week in store this week
According to Met Eireann temperatures and rainfall will be below normal this week. For many farmers this will bring back...
Agri-Business
Single Farm Payment forms 'in the post'
Single Farm Payment application forms have been issued and farmers who haven’t received their Single Farm Payment application form in...
Agri-Business
New Zealand risks missing 'a golden opportunity' to grow agricultural sector
New Zealand risks missing a ‘golden opportunity’ to grow its agricultural sector, and addressing this will require a coordinated, joint...
Agri-Business
Agricultural outlook mixed - Central Bank
The outlook for higher global food prices and the removal of milk quotas next year are, according to the Central...
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Fivemiletown votes to join Glanbia
Shareholders of Fivemiletown co-op voted last night in favour of forming a relationship with Glanbia Ingredients Ireland. The decision will...
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EU dairy farmer numbers continue to decline
According to DairyCo, the number of dairy producers in the EU (excluding Malta) fell by 6.5% between 2011/12 and 2012/13....
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Fivemiletown to decide on Glanbia offer tonight
Shareholders at troubled creamery Fivemiletown, Co. Tyrone, are meeting tonight to decide on the future of the business. The co-op...
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Maloney sets out his stall for Coillte
Chairperson designate of Collite John Maloney set out his plans for Coillte at a meeting today with the Oireachtas Joint...
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'Food system needs urgent reform'
In an interview with viEUws at the Forum on the Future of Agriculture 2014, Olivier De Schutter – UN Special...
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Blast off for satellite to help monitor crops
Farmers can expect extraterrestrial help with crop growth analysis as a new EU satellite to monitor the earth is launched...
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Final results of Milk Quota Trading Scheme
The aggregate results of the 16th and final stage of the Milk Quota Trading Scheme were announced today by the...
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Arla in merger mood
Dairy cooperatives Eupener Genossenschaftsmolkerei Walhorn (EGM Walhorn) and Arla Foods amba have today announced their intention to merge. The Boards...
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GIIL deal could lead to 50 job losses at Fivemiletown Creamery, Tyrone
Fivemiletown Creamery, Tyrone, may be shut down, with the loss of 50 jobs, according to a number of dairy analysts....
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Suspected South: North illegal movement of milk – latest news
The FSA in Northern Ireland, in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), supported by the PSNI...
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UFU President calls on to politicians ‘to look to the future’ on CAP reform
Ulster Farmers’ Union President Harry Sinclair has called on Northern Ireland’s politicians and administrators to ‘look to the future and...
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DeLaval commits to DSF
DeLaval has become an associated member of the Dairy Sustainability Framework (DSF). The newly established initiative enables the international dairy...
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Glanbia: Fivemiletown latest
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Limited (GIIL), today announced it has entered into exclusive discussions with Fivemiletown & Brookeborough Co-Operative Agricultural &...
