Dairy
Strathroy pays 38c/L for June milk, back 1c/L
Strathroy Dairy has confirmed that it has paid a price equivalent to 38c/L (before bonuses) to its Republic of Ireland...
Other
Arable
Rapeseed improvements for livestock identified
Ways to improve the nutritional value of rapeseed and meal for non-ruminant livestock have been explored as part of a...
Beef
400 livestock farmers attend Ballinasloe meeting
Sinn Féin’s agriculture spokesman Martin Ferris has told Agriland that 400-plus livestock farmers attended the open meeting, which he hosted...
Dairy
Strathroy continues to grow its milk pool in the South East
Ruairi Cunningham, Managing Director of Strathroy Dairies, has told Agriland that it is continuing to grow its farmer supply base...
Agri-Business
Ambitious growth strategy leads to Dale Farm reporting 30% growth in sales
Dale Farm, the dairy processing unit of United Dairy Farmers Co-op, has reported a 30% increase in sales for 2013 –...
Arable
Improving energy from oilseed rape straw
Researchers at the Institute of Food Research in the UK are looking at how to turn straw from oilseed rape...
Opinion
Some dairy losses are really hard to take
I called in with a very good friend of mine a few days ago, only to find him driving his...
Other
Dunbia ranks among UK's top 100 companies
Increased sales and continued expansion has seen Dungannon based meat processor, Dunbia secure its place in the Sunday Times Top...
Arable
New international collaboration to protect the world's crops
Experts from the UK and India are working together to identify and develop novel environmentally-sustainable strategies to control plant pests,...
Beef
Video: Weighing up improved gross margin with scales
Investing in a weighing scales was key to improving gross margin for Sligo beef farmer Trevor Boland. The part-time farmer...
Beef
UK beef plants agree longer lead-in periods on carcass specification changes
The UK’s meat processors have given a commitment to give more lead-in warning time when changing carcass specification in the...
Opinion
‘It’s safe - just eat it’ attitude won’t win the pro-GMO lobby any support
I read a opinion piece recently lambasting the European attitude to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and the ignorance about science....
Arable
Costs and younger people see potato sales decline
Market research commissioned by potato packer Wilson’s Country has confirmed that the tonnages of fresh potatoes sold on the Irish...
EU
EU asks WTO to rule on Russian pork import restrictions
The EU has requested the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to rule over a dispute concerning the Russian ban on imports...
Dairy
Scientists discover one cause of loss of calves through pregnancy
Scientists in New Zealand have discovered a genetic variation which is one of the causes of dairy cows being empty...
N.Ireland
Blowfly strikes in Northern Ireland
Blowfly has struck in a number of Northern Ireland counties, according to the latest data from Novartis. According to Novartis,...
EU
UFU welcomes Northern agreement on CAP
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that while the final positions on regionalisation and transition decided by the NI...
Agri-Business
New Food Fraud Task Force to strengthen food safety – FSAI
The recently-established a Food Fraud Task Force (FFTF) will strengthen the enforcement of Food Law, according to Food Safety Authority...
