World News
Video: Bull makes it way onto soccer pitch and charges player
A bull recently made its way onto a pitch in Australia where a soccer match was underway and started charging...
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Dairy
Anger as UK government advises consumers to halve dairy intake
The future of Ireland’s most important dairy market has been dealt a blow as the UK government is advising consumers...
Agri-Business
Food and live animal exports up 8% on January 2015
Exports of food and live animals in January 2016 increased by €52m (+8%) to €705m when compared January 2015, the latest...
Grass
Five steps to make the best quality silage in your parish
Silage season may not be to the forefront of farmers minds, but steps taken over the next couple of weeks...
N.Ireland
12 cattle and a trailer stolen from a farm in Derry
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information after 12 cattle and a cattle trailer were stolen...
Dairy
Kerry follows Glanbia and Lakelands in holding milk price
Kerry Group has decided to hold its milk price for February milk at 25c/L, a spokesperson confirmed today. This price...
Dairy
Up and down of Global Dairy Trade set to continue
The latest Global Dairy Trade auction result was a good reflection of the current fragility in the dairy market, according to...
Sheep
Australian lamb production jumps 5% in January of this year
The number of lambs slaughtered in Australia has jumped by 5% in January of this year on 2015 levels, according...
EU
Banning antimicrobials could lead to 'serious animal health issues'
The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) has welcomed a vote by MEPs earlier this month to amend EU law...
Dairy
Dairygold cuts its February milk price
The Board of Dairygold met today, March 15, and has decided to cut the milk price for February supplies of...
Opinion
Dairy farmers and the market should be the only things controlling milk supply
The dairy aid package, announced yesterday by the European Commission, should be welcomed by the industry and dairy farmers. It...
Dairy
Dairy product prices fall at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction
The sixth Global Dairy Trade auction of the year has posted a drop in dairy product prices of 2.9%. This fall comes...
Machinery
Kildare tractor cab manufacturer to double workforce
C&G Engineering Ltd, a tractor cab and component manufacturing business based in Clane, Co. Kildare has announced it will double...
Rural Life
Here's five horses with farming connections to keep an eye on at Cheltenham
In preparation for the four-day Cheltenham extravaganza, we looked at some of the runners, riders and trainers at the Cotswolds’...
Arable
European Commission expects cereal exports to slow down in 2016
European cereal exports are expected to be significantly lower in 2016 than in 2015, at close to 44m tonnes, according to...
EU
Video: Farmers spray hundreds of litres of milk in protest in Brussels
Farmers from across Europe were protesting today in Brussels as EU Agriculture Ministers met to try and come up with solutions...
Dairy
Glanbia sets its February milk price
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland (GII) has held its milk price at 24c/L including VAT for manufacturing milk at 3.6% fat and...
EU
Commission announces measures to solve dairy crisis
The European Commission announced today a second package of exceptional measures to try and solve the deepening crisis in the...
