Agri-Business
Annual forestry payments to be received by April 17
Forest owners will receive their annual tax-free forestry payments for 2015 by April 17, Tom Hayes, Minister of State at the...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Soya prices to fall by 6.4% over the next six months
Irish soya bean prices could drop by just over 6% between now and the beginning of the October, according to...
Agri-Business
Dublin grower to provide first season spinach this year
Tesco is to be the first Irish retailer to stock new season spinach this year and it will be supplied...
Agri-Business
Kerry Group to partner Dutch company for infant formula business
Kerry Group and IOI Loders Croklaan are to form a joint venture company to develop and market the infant nutrition...
Agri-Business
Live: Macra election results
The Macra na Feirme Presidential and Vice Presidential elections takes place in the Irish Farm Centre in Dublin today. ...
Agri-Business
All you need to know about new country of origin labelling rules
New rules on country of origin labelling came into effect recently and will apply to sheepmeat, pigmeat and poultry. Here’s...
Agri-Business
€729m invested in dairy plants in last 2 years, here's where
Data from Enterprise Ireland shows that over the past two years some €729m has been invested in 36 dairy and...
Agri-Business
Knowledge important to secure a sustainable agri-food future - McGuinness
In order to secure a sustainable future for the agri-food sector, a knowledge-driven, highly efficient and environmentally-conscious approach to farming is...
Agri-Business
Fane Valley records £6.8m profit for 2014
Co Armagh-based co-op Fane Valley recorded pre-tax profits of £6.8m for the year ending September 30 2014. Turnover for the...
Agri-Business
Aurivo milk pool to grow by 25%
Aurivo co-op expects its suppliers to increase production by approximately 25%, following the abolition of the milk quotas, according to its...
Agri-Business
Aryzta to acquire share of Picard worth over €400m
Aryzta is to acquire a 49% share in the French food business Picard worth €446.6m, it has announced. Aryzta, who...
Agri-Business
Dairygold reports €27.2m operating profit
Dairygold Co-Operative Society Limited has reported operating profits of €27.2m on core activities for 2014, in its latest results. The...
Agri-Business
Carbery Group appoints new Chairman
The Cork-based Carbery Group has announced the appointment of Dermot O’Leary as Chairman. Dermot will replace Donal Tobin who stepped down...
Agri-Business
Hogan pushes for formal investigation into fertiliser prices
EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has written formally to his counterpart in the Competition directorate – Alexander Italianer – expressing...
Agri-Business
Clare shoppers prefer grapes to spuds - Tesco
It’s a given that Irish people love potatoes, but a recent survey by Tesco showed that Clare shoppers do not favour...
Agri-Business
Widely-used Monsanto herbicide probably causes cancer - WHO
One of the most commonly used herbicides by farmers all over the country probably has the potential to cause cancer...
Agri-Business
Food companies Kraft and Heinz to merge
Kraft Foods Group and H.J. Heinz Company are to merge and form The Kraft Heinz Company, forming the third largest food...
Agri-Business
Cork farmers account for 13% of Farm Safety Scheme applications
Cork farmers accounted for the highest number of applications to the Farm Safety Scheme, according to figures released by the...
