Agri-Business
Freeze branding – a novel anti-theft deterrent for the beef sector
Freeze branding could be used as a means of deterring thieves from stealing beef cattle and suckler cows. Already widely...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Looking forward to a prosperous 2014
Agriland does not like odd numbers – so on that basis alone, let’s wish a cheerful goodbye to 2013 and...
Agri-Business
Review of the year: US beef market, TLT, suckler decline and CAP difficulties
November started of with a week-long Bord Bia-led Irish agriculture trade visit to the Gulf States. There was more positive...
Agri-Business
Stormont executive must decide on CAP funding issue today
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) policy director Wesley Aston has told AgriLand that the Stormont executive must meet today in order...
Agri-Business
'Supply, demand factors will drive cattle prices in 2014 - Rabobank'
The Rabobank Global Cattle Price Index has risen by six per cent since June, driven by lower-than-expected beef supply in...
Agri-Business
Foot and Mouth in Southeast Asia helps to boost EU milk prices
According to a number of dairy analysts, milk production in Southeast Asia has come under threat as it struggles with...
Agri-Business
Rural development report confirms EU’s ongoing structural changes
Latest indicators confirm the ongoing structural trends in rural areas across the EU. The annual report on Rural Development indicators...
Agri-Business
Review of the year: Farming festivals, world-class research and third-level agriculture bonanza
August began with the news that Dawn Fresh Foods was closing its plant in Fethard with the loss 104 permanent...
Agri-Business
Review of the year: Heat wave, Kerry Group, Gulf ban lifted, dairy prep & retrospective fines
July brought sunshine, with a heatwave in full swing. Ireland was officially declared in a state of drought and the Department of...
Agri-Business
First Trust Bank is lending to agriculture
Eoin Donnelly, Agri Business Manager at First Trust Bank, has confirmed to AgriLand that his organisation is actively making additional...
Agri-Business
Review of the year: Silage, CAP, cereal harvest
JUNE: With a warm sun on their backs farmers were able to get out into their fields with a degree...
Agri-Business
Review of the year: Weather, sustainability and going for growth
MAY: The weather eventually turned for the better during the second week of May, at which stage the entire farming...
Agri-Business
Review: Milk Quality Conference
The 2013 Teagasc National Liquid Milk Conference and farm tour took place in Navan, County Meath. This year’s event included...
Agri-Business
National dairy conference huge success
The annual Teagasc National Dairy Conference took place in Limerick in November. This year’s event had a very exciting line...
Agri-Business
Food security and bio-diversity
An increasing number of plant species are under threat from the demands being put on agriculture to produce more food...
Agri-Business
Dairy expansion money matters: Are you a chicken or a pig?
Dairy farmers need to learn from the mistakes of the Celtic tiger property boom and not leap into post-quota expansion. This...
Agri-Business
Record breaking ploughing
A record-breaking 228,000 people turned out in Ratheniska for the three-day event that was the National Ploughing Championships. What a...
Agri-Business
Review AHI conference 2013
A major animal health think-in took place in Cork in October. The conference which was organised by Animal Health Ireland...
