Dairy
World dairy prices to remain under pressure until 2017 - Rabobank
Global dairy markets are to remain weak throughout 2016, according to Rabobank, but that the outlook remains positive as consumption...
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World News
Farmer shoots 15ft alligator which he claims ate his cattle
A farmer in the US has shot dead what is claimed to be a 15ft long alligator after he believed...
Rural Life
Big week on the farm to feature camogie star and a chicken-plucking challenge
Last night, on the second episode of RTE’s Big Week on the Farm, viewers saw country singer Nathan Carter deliver...
Environment
'Flood risk group not meeting in 4 years a total insult to people affected'
A steering group that was to oversee a national programme for flood risk assessment did not meet during a four-year period, a new...
Rural Life
Driving a tractor on a motorway - legal or not?
A farmer in the UK was arrested recently for driving at snails pace on a motorway in the UK, where...
Dairy
'Milk supply and demand balance still has some way to go'
Following yesterday’s positive Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction, New Zealand bank ASB has said that the rebalancing of milk supply and...
EU
UK farmers urged to contact vets as Bluetongue outbreaks continue in France
As yet more Bluetongue outbreaks are confirmed in France, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) in the UK has urged farmers...
Rural Life
Record breaking Big Week on the Farm
The first night of RTE’s Big Week on the Farm saw Donegal man Ivan Scott shear his way to a...
Agri-Business
Infant formula key to Kiwi dairy company's growth
New Zealand dairy processor Synlait has reported a net profit after tax of NZ$12.3m for the first half of the...
Dairy
Global Dairy Trade up 2.1% but milk powder prices show marginal improvement
The latest Global Dairy Trade auction posted a 2.1% rise in dairy product price, in its most recent auction. It...
Dairy
Volumes of milk powder in intervention hits EU limits
The volumes of milk powder offered to intervention since the start of the year have reached the EU’s limit of 109,000t....
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland's store cattle exports almost reached £10m last year
Northern Irish store cattle exports almost reached £10m (€12.50m) last year, recent figures from the Department of Agriculture and Rural...
World News
'Spiderpig' born in South America as sow has piglet with 8 legs
A farmer in Argentina was shocked to discover that one of his sows had given birth to a deformed piglet...
Dairy
Dairy prices set to recover this year as EU production slows
Global dairy prices will recover over the rest of 2016, as EU and New Zealand milk production begins to slow,...
Agri-Business
Farmland in Co Wexford makes almost €20,000/ac at auction
Farmland of 18.8 acres, made almost €20,000/acre at auction recent when it was sold at auction by Gorey-based auctioneer Denis...
Rural Life
Man taken to hospital after crashing into trailer with hay bales
A man in his mid-30s was taken to hospital on Saturday last, April 2, after the vehicle he was driving...
Beef
Is the tide set to turn on cattle prices? (factories report supplies falling)
Beef factories are reporting a tightening in cattle supplies, but say there will be ‘minimal movement’ in prices in the...
Dairy
Tesco UK cuts milk price (but its still the best price in Britain)
Tesco has today confirmed that for three months from May 1, it will pay its British dairy farmers 28.69 ppl...
