Agri-Business
Colm McCarthy speaks at food conference
Speaking at today’s Agri-Food Business Partners’ conference in Dublin economist Colm McCarthy told delegates that all of the pointers for...
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Agri-Business
Tesco announces major supply deal with Kerry Foods
Tesco announced a major supply deal with Kerry Foods this week, which will be supplying the retailer with products for...
Agri-Business
Greencore make promising start to 2014
Well known food group Greencore announced a positive start to the new year with revenue up for the 13 weeks...
Agri-Business
Middle East has huge potential for growth
Bord Bia recently announced the appointment of Michael Hussey as Manager, Middle East Region. Based in Bord Bia’s newest office in...
Agri-Business
Fire breaks out in Glanbia offices in Dungarvan
According to Reports a fire has broken out at Glanbia’s offices in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. The blaze is believed to...
Agri-Business
Have you got what it takes for Lakeland Dairies?
The major cross-border dairy processing co-operative, Lakeland Dairies, has established a dedicated graduate development programme aimed at upcoming graduates from disciplines...
Agri-Business
New CAP to boost bank lending, BoI
Bank of Ireland is in receipt of more than 1,500 farming loan applications a month. This is according to its...
Agri-Business
Farmland prices remain steady as dairy drives demand
The average price paid for farmland across the country in 2013 was €10,500 per acre, which is remarkably similar to...
Agri-Business
Farming anti-fraud campaign under way
Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Michelle O’Neill has this week reminded the public of the existence of a fraud hotline...
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Ammonia leak probe under way at Kepak
Kepak is investigating a minor leak of ammonia at its largest meat processing plants in the country. The incident occurred...
Agri-Business
Good news for farmers in Subway expansion drive
Restaurant chain Subway has this morning set out ambitious plans to increase the number of its stores in Ireland by...
Agri-Business
Dairygold rewards suppliers and customers with €7.5m year-end bonuses
Dairygold, at its January board meeting last Friday, 17 January 2014, finalised €7.5m bonuses for its suppliers and customers for...
Agri-Business
IMPACT to meet with agri management as industrial action continues
IMPACT representatives and management at the Department of Agriculture are set to meet in Dublin tomorrow to discuss industrial action...
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Forestry proving a very attractive long-term farm investment
Some 20,000 farmers are involved in forestry enterprises and this means more than half of Ireland’s forests are now privately owned...
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Steady uptake of WMP milk contracts with Glanbia
More than 50 per cent of Wexford Milk Producers (WMP) have signed milk contracts with Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Limited (GIIL)...
Agri-Business
EU Farm Commissioner looks ahead
Courtesy of his speech to the Green Week event in Berlin, EU Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos took the opportunity of looking...
Agri-Business
Agri-food sector awareness of nanotechnology low, study
The awareness of the uses of nanotechnology in the agri-food sector was found to be low in a recent study...
Agri-Business
'Budget vital to combat milk, feed and fertiliser risks'
The expansion process at farm level will put a significant strain on scarce cash resources, cautioned Laurence Shalloo, of Teagasc...
