Pig/Poultry
'EU pig prices reach highest level since September 2014'
EU pig prices continued to rise throughout June and July, taking the reference price to €162.54/100kg for the week ending July...
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N.Ireland
Northern food sector continues to grow, but farmers are losing out says UFU
The rate of growth of Northern Ireland’s food and drinks processing sector has slowed, new figures from the Northern Ireland...
Agri-Business
UK farming unions join forces, calling for food and farming to be front of any new UK agriculture policy
The UK’s farming union presidents will meet to discuss future farm policies and possible obstacles the industry will face during the...
EU
UK Agriculture Minister doesn't commit to continue direct payments post-Brexit
The UK’s Minister for Agriculture, Andrea Leadsom, made no commitment to subsidising direct payments to farmers after the UK leaves...
Rural Life
'The Broken Hearted Farmer' - a song that never made it to the airwaves till now
A farming song that was allegedly banned by RTE, called ‘The Broken Hearted Farmer’, was played on air for the...
Dairy
Dairy farmer protests loom in the UK as milk production slumps by over 10%
Dairy farmer protests are looming in the UK as milk production figures show a dramatic fall off in production on...
Agri-Business
Danone doubles profits, infant nutrition remains key driver of sales
Danone, the French food company, has posted an increase in net income of 111.5% for the first half of 2016 compared...
Dairy
Dairygold negotiates lower cost milk supplier loans
Dairygold has negotiated lower cost loan and credit facilities for its Milk Suppliers with both Bank of Ireland and AIB...
Sheep
Clones of Dolly the sheep reach their ninth birthdays
Four clones derived from the same cell line of the original cloned sheep, Dolly, have reached their 9th birthdays in...
Dairy
More details emerge of the EU's Milk Supply Reduction Scheme
More detail of the EU’s new Milk Supply Reduction Scheme has emerged this week. Last week, the Commissioner for Agriculture and...
EU
Frenchman to lead EU negotiations on Brexit
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has appointed Michel Barnier as Chief Negotiator in charge of leading the European Commission Negotiations...
Dairy
Australian milk production falls 2% on 2014/15 season
Australian milk production has fallen 2% in the 2015/2016 season compared to the 2014/2015 season, new figures from Dairy Australia...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland fined £19m by the EU for poor management of farm payments
The Northern Ireland Executive was forced to pay the European Commission a total of £19m last year due to failures...
Sheep
US expected to give green light to British lamb imports
British lamb could soon be back on the menu in the US, with George Eustice, UK Minister for Farming, expected to...
Grass
Video: Should more farmers over sow grass seed to maintain sward quality?
Reseeding by over sowing is an ideal method to maintain the quality of silage and grazing swards, according to Damian...
Dairy
EU milk production continues to slow down in May
EU milk production is continuing to slow down, with the latest figures from the European Milk Market Observatory (MMO) showing...
Sheep
New Zealander sets new sheep shearing world record
A new world record in sheep shearing has been set by Matt Smith of New Zealand after he sheared 731...
Beef
Chinese beef and veal imports continue to grow this year
Chinese beef and veal imports are up 60% on the corresponding period last year, reaching 295,000 tonnes, according to the AHDB...
