Dairy
Milk powder mountain continues to grow as EU struggles to find solutions
Sales of Skimmed Milk Powder (SMP) into intervention has reached 216,791t since the start of the year and is now...
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Agri-Business
Monsanto rejects $62 billion takeover by Bayer
Monsanto has announced that its Board of Directors unanimously views the reported $62 billion takeover Bayer AG proposal as incomplete...
Dairy
Another milk price cut for Arla farmers for June
Arla Foods has cut its milk price for June supplies of milk by 1.3c/kg, with effect from June 1, 2016....
Rural Life
Dealing with burnout - 'If we don't take time out, time will take us out'
Rural Ireland has changed and as a result, farmers are working longer hours in isolation, according to Physiotherapist Denis O’Connor....
Arable
Could Roundup really be off the shelves in November?
It’s moving into the end game for the renewal of one of the most commonly used chemicals on Irish farms Roundup....
Agri-Business
Bayer puts $62 billion 'all cash' offer to Monsanto
Following further market speculation and stakeholder inquiries, German multinational chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer has publicly disclosed the details of...
EU
EU agri-food exports to third countries jump in March to €11.3 billion
EU agri-food exports to third countries in March 2016 were worth €11.3 billion, which the European Commission has said is...
Agri-Business
New food craze 'pizza bomb' helps drive Asian demand for dairy products
Novelty food trends, such as the ‘pizza bomb’ and Mickey Mouse shaped pizza are driving strong demand for cheese in...
Dairy
What average price can dairy farmers expect over the next five years?
Perhaps the most pertinent question for dairy farmers that was asked this week at an international dairy conference was what...
Dairy
Glanbia special dividend payment now complete
Glanbia Co-operative Society Limited has completed the distribution of a 25c per share special dividend to all members. The payment...
Dairy
‘Russian ban on EU food to remain in place until at least 2018’
A leading Russian commentator on dairy markets has said that the Russian ban on EU foods is likely to remain...
Dairy
Analysis: Experts predict the dairy industry is set to suffer more in the short term
The underlying sentiment at a major dairy conference in London this week was not positive. Working under the banner of...
Dairy
Arla to pay farmers more if they convert to GM-free feed
Arla is to start to incentivise more farmers to convert to GM-free feed and the company said it will be...
Dairy
US milk production continues its upward trend for April
April milk production in the US was up 1.2% on April last year, the latest figures from the US Department...
World News
Farmer has lucky escape after tractor becomes submerged in slurry pit
A farmer had a lucky escape recently after the hydraulics failed in his tractor while he was agitating slurry and...
Beef
Beef cattle numbers remain tight as grass cattle are slow to come on stream
The weekly supply of beef cattle continues to remain tight with just over 28,000 cattle slaughtered at Department of Agriculture...
Dairy
EU to relook at intervention after record volumes of powder offered
The European Commission will look at skim milk powder intervention ceilings in the coming days, after 22,000t of skim milk...
Machinery
Here's how social media reacted to contractor's problems finding workers
Earlier this week, Agriland published an article on the lack of workers in the contracting business, with emigration, J1s and a lack...
