Agri-Business
Infant formula exports to China doubled in 2014
The volume of infant formula exports to China doubled in 2014, although overall exports of infant formula are estimated to...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Global food prices falling (except for meat)
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisations’s (FAO) monthly Food Price Index declined in December after three months of stability. It...
Agri-Business
Dairygold Board elects new Chairman and Vice Chairman
In its first meeting of 2015 the Board of Dairygold Co-Operative Society elected a new Chairman, James Lynch a dairy...
Agri-Business
Young Scientist study looks at effects of raw milk on asthma sufferers
Second year students from Bandon Grammar School’s project looks at the effects of raw milk on asthma sufferers at the...
Agri-Business
Know your dairy products: Cheese
Cheese exports accounted for over €24 billion or 38% of total dairy exports in 2013. The importance of cheese production...
Agri-Business
Know your dairy products: Butter
The history of the Irish dairy industry is very much tied to the production of butter. Kerrygold butter is Ireland’s...
Agri-Business
Kerry's pork pie sale gives competitor too big a slice of the market
The sale this year by Kerry Foods of its UK pork pie operations is causing ructions in the UK, with...
Agri-Business
Glanbia invests €7.8m in new plant to double production
Glanbia has officially opened its newly-built milk protein facility on the existing GII site in Virginia, Co. Cavan. It was...
Agri-Business
Goodman group to sponsor farm safety initiative
The Larry Goodman ABP Food Group is to sponsor a farm safety exhibition at next year’s BT Young Scientist Exhibition....
Agri-Business
Glanbia appoints Patten HR and Corporate Affairs Director
Glanbia plc has announced the appointment of Michael Patten to a new combined role of Group Human Resources & Corporate...
Agri-Business
EU consumers to benefit from better food labelling this week
New EU food labelling rules, adopted by the European Parliament and the Council in 2011, are set to ensure that consumers...
Agri-Business
Potato industry looking forward to a happier new year
European funding will be crucially important in helping maintain the fabric of Ireland’s potato industry, according to a leading packer....
Agri-Business
Alltech young scientist competition - last chance to enter
The deadline for the Alltech Young Scientist is fast approaching with registration and paper submission due by December 31. Featuring...
Agri-Business
Premier Foods calls on suppliers to 'pay and stay'
An investigation by BBC’s Newsnight has reported that Premier Foods, one of the biggest manufacturers in the UK has been...
Agri-Business
Member States to determine own rules on GMOs
The European Parliament has ruled that Member States should be allowed to determine their own stance on the cultivation of...
Agri-Business
Ulster Bank staff awarded ag' finance certificates
Twenty eight Ulster Bank business banking staff were the first in Ireland to receive a Certificate in Agricultural Finance, awarded...
Agri-Business
China free trade agreement 'big win' for Australia
Australia had a big win last week with the ratification of a free trade agreement (FTA) with China according to...
Agri-Business
Devenish Nutrition acquires A-One Feed Supplements Ltd
Belfast-based Devenish Nutrition has announced the acquisition of Yorkshire-based independent animal nutrition business A-One Feed Supplements Ltd. Devenish has production...
