EU
EU to provide milk to 350,000 Syrian children
The European Commission has adopted a €30m programme which will see it provide 350,000 Syrian children with drinking milk. This...
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Rural Life
Farming traditions in the Burren to be celebrated
Farmers and ecologists will come together later this month to celebrate the Burren in Bloom festival, organised by the Burrenbeo...
Beef
US beef imports reach highest levels in 11 years - Over 1m tonne imported in 2015
New figures show that the US imported more beef last year than any of the previous 11 years, up 50%...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland's brucellosis compensation rates announced
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has announced the compensation rates for animals which test positive for brucellosis...
Environment
'Factory demands taking traditional beef breeds off commonages'
Demands for a certain type of product has had a dramatic impact on the herd profiles of suckler operations in...
Beef
UK buyers focus on in-spec animals - March beef price drops 6p/kg
Beef cattle which meet the supermarket specifications are considerable easier to sell in the UK, according to the AHDB. In...
Dairy
UK dairy margins continue to fall and the worst has yet to come
Dairy margins in the UK continue to fall and the worst has yet to come, according to Ian Powell, Director...
Dairy
Australian milk production back 1.5% on February 2015
Australian milk production is back 1.5% on February 2015, the latest figures from Dairy Australia show. The state of Victoria...
Agri-Business
New EU animal health laws to clarify farmers' responsibilities
EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Vytenis Andriukaitis, has welcomed the adoption of a new Animal Health Law by...
Agri-Business
Sterling continues slide against the euro
Sterling continues to fall in value against the euro over concerns that the Brexit referendum could spell trouble for the...
Dairy
12 months on from milk quotas - what's changed?
One year ago today, the milk quota regime finally came to an end in Ireland and in EU Member States. 30...
Dairy
New Zealand co-op expects two more seasons of low milk prices
Global market conditions for dairy products point to at least two more seasons of low milk payouts in New Zealand,...
Agri-Business
Sale of Dunbia to UK firm looks imminent
The future of ownership of Dunbia is in doubt this evening with increasing speculation surrounding its possible merger with a...
Agri-Business
Kerry Group pays its top 4 executives €10.5m in 2015 (up €2m)
The top four executives in Kerry Group were paid a total of €10.5m in salaries, benefits, pensions and performance-related bonuses...
Dairy
Irish milk 'war' could lead to British blockade
The continued growth of Irish milk production may ultimately lead to a blockade of Irish dairy products by British farmers....
Agri-Business
ABP set to make move for Polish beef processor
ABP Food Group is set to acquire additional beef processing capabilities in Poland. ABP, Ireland’s largest beef processor, recently notified the...
Beef
Global 'currency war' had a big impact on the world's biggest beef exporters
Beef exports from Brazil and Australia – two of the top three beef producers in the world- recorded a mixed...
Dairy
Intervention ceiling almost reached by Member States
Ireland started putting Skimmed Milk Powder back into public intervention this week after it offered 608t to the measure, figures...
