World News
Over 10,000t of hazardous fake food seized by Europol
Over 10,000t of hazardous fake food has been seized in an operation spanning 57 countries in a joint operation between...
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Pig/Poultry
EU pigmeat consumption rises in 2015
Pigmeat consumption is on the rise in the European Union, with the average person consuming 40.9kg of pigmeat in 2015,...
Dairy
Muller UK slashes May milk price due to 'extreme market volatility'
Muller UK has decided to cut its standard milk price by 0.85p/L (1.07c/L) from May 1, 2016. The average standard...
Beef
South American beef exports to rise in 2016 - Rabobank
Exports of beef from South America are to increase by 11% in 2016, according to the latest Rabobank Beef Quarterly....
World News
French abattoir investigation after graphic video shows animal abuse
An investigation has been launched by the French Ministry for Agriculture after an undercover video showed animal abuse at an...
Beef
Northern Irish beef farmers are losing £1m a week - UFU
Beef farmers in Northern Ireland are losing £1m (€1.28m) each week, according to the UFU, due to a considerable reduction...
Dairy
EU milk production continues to soar in January
EU milk production increased 5.6% in January 2016 compared to the corresponding period in 2015, the latest figures from the...
Rural Life
Embrace Farm to establish support group for the mid-west
Embrace Farm, the bereavement support group for those affected by farm accidents, is to extend its network with a new...
Dairy
Second consecutive milk price drop for FrieslandCampina suppliers
FrieslandCampina has cut its milk price for April supplies by €1.00, bringing April’s guaranteed raw milk price to €27.50/100kg of...
Agri-Business
Tesco criticised by farmers for using 'fictional farms' in own branding
Tesco has been criticised by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) for using fictional farms in its branding for it’s Everyday...
Agri-Business
Alltech to name distillery after founder Pearse Lyons in Dublin
Alltech is to name a distillery after its founder Pease Lyons and is set to open in the spring of...
Other
Krone ZX Wagon - possibly the most powerful wagon on the planet
The new Krone ZX looks set to have the largest intake of any wagon ever produced. This is down to...
Grass
Solutions to leatherjacket and frit–fly in new grass reseeds
Withdrawal of agrochemicals used widely to control common pests of new grass reseeds should not hamper livestock farmers’ ability to...
N.Ireland
Farmers in the North urged to apply for flood relief
Farmers and other owners of flood-hit land and property in Northern Ireland are being advised by the North’s Department of...
Machinery
New high-end options on the market for John Deere sprayers
John Deere has announced two new high-end options for its M700 and M900 Series trailed sprayers, which include six models...
EU
The Commission should not renew glyphosate authorisation - MEPs
Environment Committee MEPs have said that the European Commission should not renew glyphosate’s authorisation. They have said that it should...
Agri-Business
A supermarket is growing its own vegetables - in the aisle!
Vegetables are being grown inside a supermarket in Berlin, Germany, where one space in the store is dedicated to a...
Agri-Business
Tesco cuts part of Glanbia's milk supply contract
Glanbia has lost part of its milk contract to supply own-brand milk to Tesco to Arrabawn and Aurivo. Following a...
