Dairy
Another EU dairy package 'will not improve the critical situation facing farmers'
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has stressed that while a European dairy package could offer short-term support, it will not...
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Dairy
One of Australia's largest co-ops slashes milk price, leaves Aussie farmers 'gutted'
Murray Goulburn, the Australian co-op, has set an opening farmgate milk price of AU$4.31/kgMs for 2016-17 for its 2,500 farmer suppliers....
N.Ireland
£10m announced to improve Northern Ireland's rural roads
Northern Ireland is to benefit from a £10m investment to improve the condition of the rural roads there, the Minister...
Agri-Business
Brexit fallout: 'Exchange rate fluctuations the biggest issue to agri-food sector in light of Brexit'
A new report has found that the biggest threat to the Irish agri-food sector, in light of Brexit, is fluctuations...
Dairy
Dry cow treatment taken off the market after reports of cattle deaths
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is reviewing the veterinary medicine Velactis (cabergoline) after serious adverse events, including recumbency (lying down...
Arable
Commission to extend authorisation of Glyposhate for 18 months
The European Commission will extend the current market authorisation of the well-known herbicide glyphosate by 18 months. Speaking following a...
World News
Woman receives 25 years in prison for killing her husband with a pitchfork
A woman in the US has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing her husband with a pitchfork...
Opinion
Opinion: 'The market not politicians will be the saviour of dairy farmers'
Dairy farmers should take some respite in the fact that sentiment and commentary around on the dairy market took a notable...
EU
Farmers along the border find Brexit 'mind-boggling'
Last week, the UK voted to leave the European Union making Brexit a reality for farmers across the UK with...
Dairy
FrieslandCampina holds milk price for July supplies
Dutch dairy giant FrieslandCampina has held its guaranteed price for raw milk for July 2016 at €25.00 per 100kg of...
Dairy
Fall in the levels of milk powder being offered into intervention
The volumes of milk powder being sold into intervention have fallen in recent weeks, according to latest figures from the European...
Beef
Elite Limousin embryo auction to take place this Friday
This Friday, July 1, the North East Limousin Club, the largest Limousin club in the Republic of Ireland, is holding an elite...
Rural Life
Revenue seize cannabis worth €4.3m hidden in meat in Rosslare
Officers with the Revenue Commission seized 215kg of herbal cannabis, worth €4.3m, in Rosslare port over the weekend. The smuggled drugs...
Dairy
Tankers spray 40,000L of milk over EU buildings in Luxembourg in protest
Protesting Belgian farmers sprayed some 40,000L of milk over the building beside where today’s Council of Agriculture Ministers convened today...
Sheep
More Northern Irish lambs expected to be slaughtered in the Republic
The number of Northern Irish lambs slaughtered in the Republic is expected to increase, according to the Livestock and Meat...
Agri-Business
Brexit shock waves rock Sterling value further
The value of Sterling has been rocked again in early trading today, as market sentiment continues to be negative towards...
Machinery
Looking for a new harrow or plough? - Check out the latest models from Lemken
The latest range of Lemken soil cultivation implements including its new harrow and plough ranges were showcased in Hungary this...
Opinion
Opinion: Northern Ireland's border becomes Brexit frontier
Ulster Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson put it very succinctly this Friday when he said that the Irish border automatically becomes...
