Agri-Business
Fonterra's credit rating downgraded... again
Fonterra’s credit rating has been downgraded for the second time in two weeks, this time by Fitch Ratings to A...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Director of Slaney Foods appointed to LMC
Gerry Maguire, Director of Slaney Foods, has been appointed to the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) by the North’s Minister...
Agri-Business
Syngenta CEO to step down
The CEO of Syngenta, Mike Mack has informed the Board of the company of his intention to step down as...
Agri-Business
Infant formula continues to drive Danone's sales
Infant formula sales at Danone were up 10.6% year-on-year, driving overall sales up 4.6% in the third quarter of 2015....
Agri-Business
'Further appreciation of the euro could affect EU competitiveness'
After a drop to 1.05 USD/EUR in March 2015, the euro started slowly appreciating again against the US dollar to...
Agri-Business
Kildare-based lab to offer 24-hour testing for Salmonella and Listeria
Kildare-based Advanced Laboratory Testing Ltd. (ALT) has secured new accreditations to offer rapid 24-hour testing for Salmonella, Listeria and STEC using the...
Agri-Business
New FBD boss to focus on 'return to profitability'
Fiona Muldoon has been appointed as the FBD Group Chief Executive with immediate effect. It is also intended that she...
Agri-Business
Farmflo selected to join Microsoft mentoring programme
Farmflo, the Irish farm management software start-up, has been selected to join Microsoft’s Accelerator Programme. The Accelerator Programme is a global initiative...
Arable
‘Drones will be spotting frost damage and diseases in crops soon'
Tillage farmers in Canada are currently using drones with mounted cameras to gauge disease levels and frost damage in a...
Agri-Business
Neil Keane elected President of the ASA
Neil Keane has been elected President of the Agricultural Science Association (ASA). Keane becomes the 65th President of the ASA,...
Agri-Business
FBD appoints former Glanbia Chairman as Director
FBD Holdings plc has appointed Liam Herlihy as an independent non-executive Director with immediate effect to the Group. Herlihy was,...
Agri-Business
Monsanto abandons Syngenta takeover offer
Monsanto has abandoned its takeover offer to buy Syngenta, the company has announced. Syngenta has communicated that Monsanto’s enhanced proposal...
Agri-Business
Monsanto increases takeover bid for Syngenta
Monsanto has increased its offer to takeover Syngenta, valuing the Swiss company at around $47 billion, according to Reuters. Monsanto,...
Agri-Business
Glanbia share spin-out valued at €174m
Glanbia Co-operative Society Limited has confirmed the transfer, via a spin-out, of approximately 10m Glanbia plc shares to its 15,600...
Agri-Business
FBD announces plans to 'simplify' as part of €7m cost-savings amid serious losses
FBD has announced plans to ‘simplify’ its business as part of a €7m cost-saving plan announced today (Monday). It reported an...
Agri-Business
'Grant system reinforces how low farm incomes are'
The current SUSI grants system for third-level education grants shows that farm incomes are very low and the IFA have...
Dairy
Lakeland: Fane Valley deal was 12 months in the making
The joint venture businesses recently announced by Lakeland Dairies and Fane Valley Co-op had been in the gestation phase for...
Agri-Business
Aldi wins big at Great Taste Awards with 62 awards
Irish Aldi stores recently picked up 62 awards at the international 2015 Great Taste Awards, more than any other retailer in...
