Rural Life
Stuck behind a tractor for 2 miles? It's really not costing you much time
Being stuck behind a tractor really won’t cost you that much time, motorists are being told as the number of...
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World News
Video: Blind sheep fitted with halo to stop him from bumping into things
A blind sheep in Australia has been fitted with a halo around his head so he does not bump into...
N.Ireland
Six cattle, including two calves, have been stolen in the North
Six cattle, including two calves, have been stolen from a farm in Mullaghbawn, south Armagh and the Police Service of...
EU
Pork and vegetables drive EU agri-food exports up in January
EU agri-food exports rose slightly in January compared to January 2015 to €9.3 billion, according to the latest monthly statistical report...
Dairy
US milk production jumps 4.6% year-on-year
Milk production in the US for February 2016 increased 4.6% on the corresponding month in 2015, the latest figures from...
N.Ireland
Have an opinion on the North's BSE status? DARD wants to hear from you
A public consultation has been launched in the North seeking the views of those in the agri-food industry and the...
Dairy
Britain has the cows to produce more milk this year, but will it?
Average daily milk deliveries in Britain are now closely tracking last year’s levels, having slowed in the first few months...
Sheep
Kiwi lamb exports set to fall further than first expected
The volume of New Zealand lamb exports is expected to fall by 8.1% during the 2015-2016 season, recent figures from...
Dairy
New Zealand banks stress tested in the face of dairy crisis
New Zealand’s Central Bank has conducted a stress testing exercise on the country’s banks in the wake of a slump...
Agri-Business
Nestlé to invest €25m in its Limerick research centre
Nestlé is to invest over €25m to expand its Research and Development (R&D) Centre is Askeaton, in Co. Limerick. Nestlé’s...
EU
'All 28 Member States need a common position on glyphosate'
All 28 Member States of the European Union need a common understandable position on glyphosate, the European Commissioner for Health and...
Agri-Business
Diverging trends in EU retail dairy sales per capita
Over the last ten years, retail sales of dairy products followed diverging trends in the EU, according to latest research...
Beef
Some stability returns to British cattle trade
While the relentless malaise in the cattle trade has no doubt continued, in recent days the deadweight prime cattle trade...
EU
Northern Farmers react to EU dairy proposals
A voluntary milk supply reduction scheme, a measure introduced by the European Commisson to solve the dairy crisis, has been...
EU
New EU rule to boost the use of organic and waste-based fertilisers
The European Commission has proposed a new regulation which will ease the access of organic and waste-based fertilisers to the...
Arable
Low cereal prices drive Europe's protein crop area to expand by 38%
Europe’s protein crop area expanded by 38% in comparison with 2014/2015, figures from the European Commission’s Short-Term Outlook shows. It...
EU
Commission response to farm crisis 'neither bold nor decisive' says MEP
The aid package to alleviate impact of the agriculture crisis on EU farmers agreed this week has been slammed as...
Dairy
US cuts its dairy export growth projections by half, blames aggressive EU production
The US has cut its export growth projections for its dairy industry by 50%, from 6.5% to 3.7% according to...
