Agri-Business
Final ruling clears way for new French country of origin labeling laws
New French laws on country of origin labeling cleared the last hurdle this week and will come into force next...
Agri-Business
New French laws on country of origin labeling cleared the last hurdle this week and will come into force next...
Sheep
It took 867 lambs for Donegal man Ivan Scott to set a new world record this weekend, but it all...
Arable
The Ulster Farmers’ Union says it is disappointed that the Chemicals Regulations Directorate (CRD), which is part of the UK...
Dairy
Some 24,228t of skimmed milk powder (SMP) has been offered to the public intervention system in the three weeks after...
Agri-Business
The number of calves sired by beef AI bulls in dairy herds last year increased by 39%, an increase of over 11,000...
Machinery
With the RB 545 series, Case IH has a new generation of high-calibre fixed chamber balers on the starting blocks...
Dairy
US producers of milk powder are set to bring significant amounts of new production capacity online over the next two...
Beef
Anthelmintic resistance has been detected on some Irish cattle farms. It occurs when worms are able to withstand a normally...
Arable
In 2016/2017, EU sugar beet production is estimated 5% above last year, at 107 million tonnes, according to latest data from...
Rural Life
Coolmore Stud’s reported 20,000ac land portfolio in the south Tipperary region is the equivalent of 166 farms with 120ac each,...
Dairy
Lely has introduced a new automated calf feeder, which it says not only supplies calves with precisely what they need,...
Machinery
In a few weeks, baling and harvesting will be wrapping up on Irish farms, so it’s important to ensure that...
Beef
Cattle farmers are being warned that they are now entering a high risk period for parasitic pneumonia, commonly known as hoose...
Arable
Forage crops are valuable and farmers should consider using more of them as a winter feed, according to DLF Seeds...
Pig/Poultry
EU pig prices continued to rise throughout June and July, taking the reference price to €162.54/100kg for the week ending July...
N.Ireland
The rate of growth of Northern Ireland’s food and drinks processing sector has slowed, new figures from the Northern Ireland...
Agri-Business
The UK’s farming union presidents will meet to discuss future farm policies and possible obstacles the industry will face during the...
EU
The UK’s Minister for Agriculture, Andrea Leadsom, made no commitment to subsidising direct payments to farmers after the UK leaves...