Agri-Business
Hutches – the totally versatile calf rearing option
Recent trails have confirmed that the use of hutches can bring calf mortality rates down to 2%, or possibly lower,...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Fischler says sustainable farming is the future
Sustainable farming is about innovation, according to Franz Fischler, former EU Agriculture Commissioner, but biotechnology does not provide the full...
Agri-Business
Economically weakest towns in Offaly and Carlow
Offaly and Carlow are home to the economically weakest towns in the country, according to a new study by Teagasc. ...
Agri-Business
'The safety of GM food for consumption has yet to be proven'
No genetically modified (GM) food can be considered safe, if consumed over a lifetime, according to one speaker at the...
Agri-Business
Meat factories categorically deny they are subverting free trade
Meat Industry Ireland Director Cormac Healy has denied categorically that Irish red meat processors are acting to subvert the free...
Agri-Business
Dairygold profits rise by a third
Dairygold has this morning reported a 33% increase in operating profit to €27.3m. The farmer owned co-operative also saw revenues...
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
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...
Agri-Business
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...
Agri-Business
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....
Agri-Business
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...
Agri-Business
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...
Agri-Business
'Food system needs urgent reform'
In an interview with viEUws at the Forum on the Future of Agriculture 2014, Olivier De Schutter – UN Special...
Agri-Business
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...
Agri-Business
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...
