Agri-Business
Decision on co-funding rural development imminent
A decision on the proposed co-funding of the next Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 (RDP) is imminent. Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
China’s one-child policy shift, implications for the infant formula market
Starting in early 2014, China will relax the current one-child policy. China’s family planning laws, first introduced in the 1970s,...
Agri-Business
ABP expands in Poland with acquisition of second production site
ABP Food Group has expanded its operations in Poland with the acquisition of a second production facility in Klosowice, Western...
Agri-Business
Russia now a key market for Dale Farm
Further confirmation that the prospects for dairy are on the up comes with the news that Dale Farm cheese exports...
Agri-Business
Linden Livestock website now fully interactive
Further evidence with regard to the growing use of technology within the livestock sector has come with the news that...
Agri-Business
Agri income per worker up marginally in 2013
Agricultural income per worker was up marginally in 2013, recovering some of the ground lost in 2012 where incomes were...
Agri-Business
Good week, bad week for farming
COMMENT: The tremendous news generated by the dairy sector over recent days has been tempered by the more than challenging...
Agri-Business
Further action from the EU on food labelling
The European Commission has published a report exploring the possibilities of adopting a local farming and direct sales labelling scheme in the...
Agri-Business
Farm incomes forecast to increase by 10% next year
Farm incomes are set to increase by 10 per cent ext year. This will be one of the key take home...
Agri-Business
Keenan hails Japanese visit a success
Keenan, one of Ireland’s leading farming solutions company, has hailed the recent Japanese visit by Taoiseach, Enda Kenny along with...
Agri-Business
It’s been a good week for farmers
COMMENT: Monday of this week saw Department of Agriculture officials in Dublin confirming that the second tranche of single farm...
Agri-Business
China – food exporting opportunities abound
A Chinese economist based in Ireland has told AgriLand that China will remain a country of great opportunity for Irish...
Agri-Business
GIIL welcomes Wexford shareholder endorsement
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Limited (GIIL) has welcomed the outcome of the vote held at the special general meeting of Wexford...
Agri-Business
New head of HR for Lakeland Dairies
Major cross-border dairy processing co-operative Lakeland Dairies has appointed Tadhg O’Halloran head of group human resources. He will lead the...
Agri-Business
Vote on GIIL's Wexford Creamery bid takes place today
The decision on whether Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Ltd (GIIL) can secure Wexford Milk Producers (WMP) to sell their processing plants...
Other
'Dairy, pig expansion driving agriculture lending'
Statistics released by The Central Bank this afternoon show agriculture continues to comprise the largest share of gross new lending...
Agri-Business
Ireland's shoguns on a Japanese mission
The Irish food industry turns its attention to Japan this week as Bord Bia and more than 25 food industry...
Agri-Business
Ireland set to blossom in Japan
Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney will lead a trade mission to Japan next week with high expectations...
