Dairy
Arla cuts its UK July milk price by 1c/kg
Arla Foods is to cut its UK July milk price by 1c/kg; this is the equivalent of 0.77p when applied...
UK
Sheep
'UK sheepmeat exports to non-traditional markets growing'
There is a growing amount of UK sheepmeat exports to non-traditional EU markets, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) says....
Beef
UK beef sales fall over three-month period, lamb down 1% - LMC
Retail beef sales in the UK for the 12 weeks ending May 24, 2015 were down 1.4% compared to the...
Grass
Dairy farmer takes early lead in 2015 Yara Grass Prix
David Murphy from Co. Armagh has taken the lead in this years Yara Grass Prix, the competition which sees farmers...
Beef
UK prime cattle slaughterings down 8% from 2014
UK prime cattle slaughterings in May 2015 were down 8% from last year to 143,800 head, a fall of 12,100...
Beef
Gap widens in UK between farmgate and retail price for beef
UK beef producers received a smaller share of the average retail price in May than they did in January of...
Sheep
Irish sheepmeat exports to the UK have increased
Irish sheepmeat exports have increased by 1% from this time last year, according to Eblex, the organisation for the English...
Agri-Business
More and more UK consumers shun beef for chicken and lamb
Beef sales in the 12-week period to April 26 were down on the year in both value and volume terms, according...
Pig/Poultry
Campylobacter found in 73% of UK chickens
Some 73% of chickens in the UK have tested positive for the presence of campylobacter, the Food Standards Agency (FSA)...
Beef
North/South heifer price gap continues to narrow
Last week the beef heifer price differential between Northern Ireland and the Republic narrowed to 35.5c/kg, the latest Livestock and...
Agri-Business
UK dairy processor sees profits slump by 60%
UK milk processor Dairy Crest recently released its end of year financial results, which showed that profit before tax has fallen...
Beef
ROI/NI steer price differential narrows to 36.3p/kg
The differential in steer prices in Ireland and Northern Ireland last week was 36.3p/kg (51c/kg), according to the Livestock and...
Dairy
Arla UK decreases June milk price
Arla Foods is to decrease its UK June milk price by 1c/kg, the co-operative has announced. Arla increased its April...
Machinery
Tractor cut in two after it was hit by a train but the driver survives
A tractor driver in the UK had a lucky escape after his tractor was hit by a train at a...
Beef
Concerns in the UK about where cattle prices are going
Unsurprisingly with cattle prices nearing 2014 lows, concerns about the evolution of prime cattle prices in the UK are continuing. According...
Dairy
Is this the best dairy staff canteen in the world?
The Yeo Valley staff canteen in the UK is being hailed as one of the worlds best staff canteens. The...
EU
What impact would Britain exiting the EU have on Irish agriculture?
A British exit from the EU would be ‘unambiguously’ bad from the perspective of both Irish producers and consumers, according...
Machinery
Video: Late planting potatoes? Here's one way to catch up quickly
Have you left planting potatoes until the last minute? This video will have you up to speed in no time....
