Agri-Business
RUAS posts encouraging set of annual accounts
Members of the RUAS will attend the organisation’s annual meeting on Friday of this week buoyed, no doubt, by the...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Investigation into 'illegal slaughter houses' continues in Armagh
An investigation is under way after a PSNI operation uncovered suspected illegal animal slaughter and meat operations in County Armagh...
Agri-Business
Record growth for Total Produce, as revenue grows by 13%
Total Produce has recorded a strong performance in 2013 as its revenue grew by 13 per cent to €3.2bn, from...
Agri-Business
Slight fall in profits for FBD, as Storm Darwin damage to top €130m
Insurer FBD has reported a fall in pre-tax profits in 2013, which it said was caused by a small number...
Environment
It’s time to get serious about grass
COMMENT: It’s hard to believe that March is now with us and the prospect of getting stock out to grass...
Agri-Business
'No impact on live exports from detained Libyan ship'
A livestock ship destined for Ireland was detained in Cornwall for safety reasons after its engine failed earlier this month,...
Agri-Business
Strengthening Ireland-France export ties
Access 6, an EU-funded export development programme, has this week launched a drive to boost Irish food and drink exports...
Agri-Business
EU Commission publishes state aid guidelines online
The European Commission has put online its draft new rules on state aids in the agriculture and forestry sectors. These...
Agri-Business
Good ingredients for Kerry as revenue tops €5.8bn
International food and ingredients firm Kerry Group has reported group revenue of €5.8bn, with a sales growth of 4.6 per...
Agri-Business
New SFP entitlement arrangements must be clarified soon
COMMENT: The issue of single farm payment (SFP) entitlements – and who will own what after 2015 – is one...
Agri-Business
Organic farming grows from strength to strength
Global figures for organic market performance demonstrated growth in 2012 and 2013 across Europe and North America. US, Germany, France...
Agri-Business
Arla – growing from strength to strength
Courtesy of its annual results for 2013 Arla Foods has announced the highest performance price ever in the company’s history...
Agri-Business
Opportunity knocks but once
The opportunities for Ireland’s agricultural sector, dairy in particular, are endless but there are challenges and influencing factors on the road ahead...
Agri-Business
O’Neill comes under pressure to reveal her CAP Reform plans
The North’s Agriculture Committee Chairman Paul Frew has told AgriLand that Farm Minister Michelle O’Neill must come out with her...
Agri-Business
Banking on agriculture
The agri-business sector has been a consistent mainstay of the Irish economy for generations. However, today, given that almost a quarter...
Agri-Business
It could be mid-March before farmers get a chance to spread fertiliser
Sources within the fertiliser industry have told AgriLand that large volumes of product are now being moved on to merchants’...
Agri-Business
Glanbia goes global
While Ireland is the heartbeat of Glanbia, the internationalisation of the business is fundamental to future growth. This is according...
Agri-Business
Farm business mentoring
The Farm Business Mentoring Programme, which has already helped almost 1,800 Northern Ireland farming families, is closing for applications on...
